Month: September 2020

  • New and Analysis (9/5/20)

    The army that is teaching the knee-on-the-neck tactic to U.S. police shows the world that that it can be used against elderly demonstrators as well as young suspects: Israeli Beating of Elderly Protester in Front of Journalists Draws International Outcry (Mondoweiss) “The MEK’s disinformation primarily targeted right-of-center outlets receptive to a hawkish line against Iran”:…

  • News and Analysis (9/3/20)

    Facebook took down political posts critical of the BJP but not hate speech against Muslims. One post “dubbed Muslims in India a ‘degenerate community’” and many of the dozens of Muslims’ lynchings were “triggered by fake news … on WhatsApp”: Indian MPs Grill Facebook over Hate Speech, Allegations of Bias (Aljazeera) “Is it so hard…

  • News and Analysis (9/1/20)

    “The artist … is set to be prosecuted by the State Security Court on charges of “offending an Arab country”. Many have speculated the Arab country in question is the UAE, after Hajjaj made satirical drawings of the normalisation agreement”: Jordanians Launch Solidarity Campaign with Prince Ali and Cartoonist Emad Hajjaj over UAE Criticism (New…

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