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HATE SPEECH

Students at a school for refugees in Kuala Lumpur participate in learning activities on July 13, amid a spike in online hate speech in Malaysia targeting the Rohingya community.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2026
Rohingya schools in Malaysia face closures amid online surge in hate speech
Malaysia does not officially recognize the Rohingya as refugees, branding them migrants who have entered the country illegally.
Demonstrators stand in front of a burning barricade in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 9.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
The U.K. riots where online rage triggered real-world chaos
The country has experienced three summers in a row of racially motivated protests and marches, along with a backbeat of attacks on migrants and ethnic minorities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ foreign resident population rose 9.5% to a record 4.12 million at the end of 2025, topping 4 million for the first time, according to data from the Immigration Services Agency.
JAPAN / Society
May 19, 2026
Almost half of foreign residents have experienced discrimination: government survey
The Immigration Services Agency found 47% of foreign residents have experienced some form of discrimination in their everyday lives in Japan, most commonly from strangers.
Europe's approach to free speech differs ?from the U.S., where the Constitution protects virtually all expression.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2026
U.S. plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The move, which Washington views as a way to counter censorship, would allow access to alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda.
A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Dec. 14, in Sydney, Australia, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2026
Australia set to pass tougher laws on guns and hate crimes after Bondi shooting
Two bills passed on Tuesday by the House ?of Representatives in a special parliament session will now go to the upper house Senate for debate.
Mourners gaze out over the sea of flowers left in memory of the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Australian parliament to return to pass hate speech laws after Bondi attack
The lawmakers will return next Monday, ?and Prime Minister Albanese said he wanted to step up penalties for hate speech and authorize a gun buyback.
People arrive for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda on Thursday in Sydney. Matilda was killed in the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2025
Australia promises crackdown on hate as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is remembered
Fifteen were killed in the Hanukkah attack inspired by the Islamic State group that shocked the nation.
Paul Ingrassia, U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s former nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, at a social event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in June.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2025
Violence, racism and Nazi praise: The dark side of U.S. political group chats
Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked U.S. political circles this month.
The spread of discriminatory expressions through social media has emerged as a new concern.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2025
Japan to conduct survey on online hate speech
The Justice Ministry will analyze discriminatory expressions posted on X and other major social media platforms.
A woman uses her phone at Bashantapur Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday after the Nepali government announced it will block access to all unregistered social media platforms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 5, 2025
Nepal to block some social media platforms, including Facebook
The move came after the companies failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.
Kardinia Park, home stadium of Australian Rules football team Geelong Cats, on Oct. 23, 2020
MORE SPORTS
Aug 22, 2025
AFL under fire as another player banned for homophobic slur
Adelaide Crows forward Izak Rankine became the sixth AFL player since April 2024 to be suspended for directing a homophobic slur at an opponent.
Dalton Henry Stout, a member of the white nationalist group Aryan Freedom Network, conceals his identity during a portrait session in southern Oklahoma on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
American neo-Nazis point to Trump¡¯s rhetoric as driving a surge in interest and recruitment.
England flanker Guy Pepper runs with the ball past Argentina fly-half Santiago Carreras during an international rugby test match in San Juan, Argentina, on July 12.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jul 22, 2025
England players suffered racist abuse from fans in Argentina, World Rugby says
¡°While it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that the individuals responsible could not be identified,¡± World Rugby said.
England's Jess Carter attends a news conference in June.
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2025
England¡¯s Jess Carter receives racist abuse during Euro 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted his support for Carter on X.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office on Feb. 27. U.S. conservatives may be unlikely defenders of free speech but their criticism of censorship in the U.K. and Europe raises real concerns about vague hate laws and curbs on liberty in the name of harmony.?
COMMENTARY
Jun 2, 2025
European kindness is threatening the foundations of free speech
Right-wing U.S. critics of U.K. and European censorship have a point.
The Eastern District of New York Court Federal Court House in New York on Feb. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2025
Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings
In recent weeks, Musk, congressional Republicans and other top allies of U.S. President Donald Trump have called for the impeachment of some federal judges.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes a victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in the Delhi legislative assembly election in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2025
Anti-Muslim hate speech surged in India¡¯s election year, led by Modi
At rallies Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Muslims as ¡°infiltrators¡± and claimed the main opposition party would redistribute the nation¡¯s wealth to them if it won.
Trump started his term on Jan. 20 by issuing an executive order "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism," which declared the government will only recognize two sexes ¡ª male and female.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2025
LGBTQ+ Americans in crisis as Trump rolls back rights
Nine organizations supporting LGBTQ+ people said they had a surge in use of their crisis services and calls to their helplines on Trump¡¯s first day in office.
Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the inscription "WeRemember" on Saturday as part of the remembrance ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2025
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp¡¯s liberation
More than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in gas chambers or from starvation, cold and disease at Auschwitz.
Mark Zuckerberg¡¯s push to loosen moderation policies at Meta puts the company on a collision course with regulations in Brazil, Latin America¡¯s largest economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2025
Zuckerberg¡¯s newfound libertarianism is worrying Brazil
Meta¡¯s loosened moderation policy puts it on a collision course with regulations in Latin America¡¯s largest economy.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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