February 16,2023
There is relatively little tension between Poland and Ukrainians, and openly anti-immigrant or anti-Ukrainian speech is extremely rare in mainstream political debate. However, one seemingly benign, but actually dangerous word has proliferated in Polish public discourse.
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August 31,2022
Crises like COVID-19 and the invasion of Ukraine clearly illustrate how mis- and disinformation narratives proliferate and overlap with dangerous speech.
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May 11,2022
Dangerous speech targeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland is threatening human rights in an already difficult social and political situation.
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January 02,2022
In early 2016, a cover of the Polish magazine wSieci (“the Network”) showed a blonde white woman screaming in terror as dark-skinned male hands grabbed her body, hair, and the dress she wore, which seemed to be made from the flag of the European Union. The image was emblazoned with text reading, in Polish, “the Islamic rape of Europe.”
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March 08,2018
Dr. Anna Szilagyi describes how dehumanizing rhetoric – a key hallmark of Dangerous Speech – affects our thoughts and perceptions, making violence more acceptable.
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