Complaints
The campaign’s complaints about and reporting of anti-religious hate speech in traditional and new media are detailed here.
SVF gets antisemitic comments removed from an article on Hungarian magazine
Hungarian magazine Mandiner has removed violent antisemitic comments from their website after the Subjective Values Foundation (SVF) sent a complaint requesting urgent moderation. This was done as part of Get the Trolls Out! campaign.
NAA complains about Polish Radio 24 promoting Antisemitism
GTTO partner NAA (Never Again Association) sent a complaint about Polish Radio 24 to the Council for Media Ethics and to the Ombudsman's Office. The complaint was about a radio show discussion that promoted antisemitic views. Though it aired on the 80th anniversary of the infamous Jedwabne pogrom, part of the Holocaust, where many Polish Jews were massacred, this topic was not discussed.
NAA Adds Blogger Monika Jaruzelska to Brown Book for Spreading Antisemitism…for the Second Time
GTTO! Partner in Poland, NAA added Monika Jaruzelska to their Brown Book for platforming anti-Semitism and far-right hate on her regular online talk-show "Towarzyszka Panienka" [Comrade Lady].
SVF Complains to Local Hungarian Newspaper about Positive Publicity for a Neo-Nazi
As part of Get the Trolls Out (GTTO) work in Hungary, Subjective Values Foundation (SVF) submitted a complaint to a local newspaper Békési for providing positive publicity to a Neo-nazi. The bi-weekly Békési is a free public-service publication for five settlements in Hungary’s Békés region, with a combined population of 24,000. On 6th April this year, as part of its regular column about notable locals, Békési interviewed a confectionary chef, Attila Petrovszki about his professional motivation and family life.
The Daily Mail Promotes UK 'No-Go-Areas’ Myth
On June 4th, the Daily Mail published an article with the headline: ‘British towns that are no-go areas for white people: Muslim author's study of mosques reveals children “attacked for being white”, parents making families live under Taliban-like rules and women who can't leave home without permission’. The piece was based on a book called Among The Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain, written by author and political advisor Ed Husain.
KARPOS Complains to Greece’s Oldest Financial Newspaper Naftemporiki for Spreading the ‘Great Replacement’ Myth
GTTO! (Get The Trolls Out!) partner in Greece, Karpos Centre for Education and Intercultural Communication have sent a letter of complaint to Greece’s oldest financial daily Naftemporiki about a recent article titled ‘Is Islam a threat to Europe?’.
KARPOS complains to EKKLISIA ONLINE for painting Islam as an evil religion
GTTO partner KARPOS sent a complaint to the Greek newspaper EKKLISIA ONLINE about an article depicting the Greek Muslim population in negative ways. EKKLISIA ONLINE claim that Islam is a source of evil or a distorted religion in their recent article. KARPOS made the complaint because such unfair and aggressive views affect all Greek citizens especially Greek Muslims living in harmony with Greek Christians.
ENORB complains about Islamophobic claims on Le Vif
GTTO partner ENORB sent a complaint to the French-language Belgian newspaper Le Vif about an article promoting stereotypes of the Belgian Muslim population. The article suggests that Muslim women wear the veil because of either a hidden political purpose or as a sign of submission. This kind of language delegitimises the freedom of expression Muslim women themselves have in public settings such as workplaces.
ENORB complains to L'Echo about an article reinforcing stereotypes about Muslim women
GTTO partner ENORB sent a complaint to the French-language Belgian newspaper L'Echo about an article promoting stereotypes of the Belgian Muslim population. The article suggests that Muslim women wear the veil because of either a hidden political purpose or as a sign of submission. This kind of language delegitimises the freedom of expression Muslim women themselves have in public settings such as workplaces.
ENORB complains to Le Vif about Islamophobic article
GTTO partner ENORB sent a complaint to the French-language Belgian newspaper Le Vif about an article promoting stereotypes of the Belgian Muslim population. The article suggests that Muslim women wear the veil because of either a hidden political purpose or as a sign of submission. This kind of language delegitimises the freedom of expression Muslim women themselves have in public settings such as workplaces.
KARPOS Complains to Kathemirini for Suggesting Islam Is Biggest Threat to Europe
GTTO! (Get The Trolls Out!) partner in Greece, Karpos Centre for Education and Intercultural Communication have sent a letter of complaint to a leading Greek daily, the conservative Kathimerini for platforming anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hate.
