#incitement — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #incitement, aggregated by home.social.
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#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #media / #incitement / #hatespeech / #thedemocraticbloc / #zulat / #themovementforfairregulation / #icj
„The channel, whose ratings have been steadily increasing, gives prominence to the most violent rhetoric, including calls for the 'annihilation' of the Palestinian territory. 3 Israeli #NGOs have compiled a detailed record of these statements, to which Le Monde has had access, & have filed a petition before the #SupremeCourt.“
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/206380/ Suspect arrested over alleged incitement after attacks in Tseikuru, Kitui #BareSaharaAhmed #DCI #Headlines #Incitement #Kenya #Kitui #KituiClashes #KituiCounty #National #news #SuspectArrestedOverAllegedIncitementAfterAttacksInTseikuru #Tseikuru #TseikuruAttack #TseikuruClashes #TseikuruInsecurity
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/206291/ Suspect arrested over alleged incitement after attacks in Tseikuru, Kitui #BareSaharaAhmed #DCI #Headlines #Incitement #Kenya #Kitui #KituiClashes #KituiCounty #National #news #SuspectArrestedOverAllegedIncitementAfterAttacksInTseikuru #Tseikuru #TseikuruAttack #TseikuruClashes #TseikuruInsecurity
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#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #hezbollah / #religions / #collectivepunishment / #incitement
(How to spark a new civil war…)
„Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.“
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#israel #lebanon : #militaryinvasion / #hezbollah / #religions / #collectivepunishment / #incitement
(How to spark a new civil war…)
„Israel has issued sweeping evacuation warnings, and pressed some Christian and Druse leaders to expel Shiite Muslims from southern towns, the leaders said.“
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As early as 2 years ago, many people in #Germany and #Europe felt that #BigTech ’s internet platforms did not live up to the claim of being #socialmedia. Many were appalled by the #hatespeech, #incitement, #cyberbullying, and #disinformation being spread there.
Our action alliance first reached out to #universities to propose withdrawing from #X and adopting #Mastodon. We believe the #Fediverse platforms are much better suited for #SciComm or, more broadly, for substantive discourse aimed at protecting and preserving our #democracy. Other initiatives have since emerged, such as #ByeByeElon, #HelloQuitX, #LeaveX, and #SaveSocial.We’ve already seen some initial success: around 150 #academic institutions in Germany are active on Mastodon and have +157k followers there
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/institute-DE
We believe this is an approach we can also recommend to the #research and #academic communities in the #US to fend off attacks from #autocrats . -
There are greater forces and means for attacking than for defending the State. The reason is, that reckless and abandoned men need only a nod to set them moving, and their own natural disposition incites them against the State; while honest folk somehow or other show less activity, neglect the beginnings of movements, and are aroused to action at the last moment only by simple necessity; so that sometimes, owing to their hesitation and indolence, while they wish still to enjoy peace even with the loss of dignity, through their own fault they lose both.
[Maioribus praesidiis et copiis oppugnatur res publica quam defenditur, propterea quod audaces homines et perditi nutu impelluntur et ipsi etiam sponte sua contra rem publicam incitantur, boni nescio quo modo tardiores sunt et principiis rerum neglectis ad extremum ipsa denique necessitate excitantur, ita ut non numquam cunctatione ac tarditate, dum otium volunt etiam sine dignitate retinere, ipsi utrumque amittant.]Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 47 / sec. 100 (56-02 BC) [tr. Gardner (Loeb) (1958)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #prosestio #citizenry #Constitution #democracy #humannature #incitement #insurrection #participation #procrastination #recklessness #republic #sedition #state #troublemakers
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It replaced a photo by photojournalist Matt McClain, which showed #Trump with his hands folded in front of him, & was accompanied by a longer caption recounting Trump’s first term & his reelection. “Impeached twice, on charges of #AbuseOfPower & #incitement of #insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, he was acquitted by the Senate in both trials,” it read in part.
#UShistory #whitewashing #censorship #propaganda #NationalPortraitGallery #impeachments #Jan6
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On his social media platform, #Trump accused #Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson & #Illinois Governor #JBPritzker of failing to protect immigration officers….
"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump wrote, referring to US #Immigration & Customs Enforcement personnel.
#StochasticTerrorism #incitement #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState
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The left needs fascists like vampires need blood
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The left needs fascists like vampires need blood
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It’s a style of #politics that has been honed by the party’s young, #extremist #fringes for years. With #Trump’s blessing [& participation]… this faction is emerging as one of the most #influential forces in the party. These #radicalized #conservatives, some of whom are working as junior staff members & political operatives across the #GOP, are showing us the future of conservatism, one #demented post at a time.
#RepublicanParty #socialmedia #propaganda #inflammatory #viral #incitement #sadism
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It’s safe to say that #Trump & the #RepublicanParty are deploying a new form of political #propaganda, updating a dark art for the platform era. But it’s also a signal that a new kind of political style is enveloping *conservatism* — one that is #ruthless, #inflammatory & designed for maximum #viral reach.
#socialmedia #incitement #sadism #extremism #radicalization #demented #sickness
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#JDVance has threatened his #critics with #deportation via a GIF image. One #Republican congressman even suggested that an undocumented immigrant be thrown out of a helicopter, Pinochet style. Faced with criticism over one such taunting post, Kaelan Dorr, a White House propagandist, announced: “The arrests will continue. The memes will continue.”
#Trump #RepublicanParty #socialmedia #propaganda #ruthless #inflammatory #viral #incitement #sadism #extremism #radicalization #demented #sickness
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Like an unhinged Zoomer, they’ve relentlessly posted #sadistic memes about policy decisions in the style of #socialmedia trends. A highlight reel of #ICE arrests set to “Ice Ice Baby.” An ASMR style video that features people in shackles boarding a #deportation flight. An image of a woman being arrested, rendered in the style of a Hayao Miyazaki movie.
#Trump #RepublicanParty #propaganda #ruthless #inflammatory #viral #incitement #extremism #radicalization #demented #sickness
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If you want to know where #Republican #politics is heading, look at the memes. Since the start of its second term, the #Trump admin & its #GOP surrogates have been crashing out online.
#RepublicanParty #socialmedia #propaganda #ruthless #inflammatory #viral #incitement #sadism #extremism #radicalization #demented #sickness
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/opinion/trolling-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W08.KOy3.xqkEr-0Wq-sm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
A quotation from Alexander Hamilton
The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, author
Letter (1792-08-18) to George Washington, Enclosure: “Objections and Answers Respecting the Administration,” Objection 14Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hamilton-alexander/7…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #alexanderhamilton #civildisorder #control #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #despotism #disorder #incitement #lawlessness #republic #security #subversion #tyranny #unrest
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#politics #trump #alt #authoritarism #protests #incitement #tomhoman #brownshirts
Heather Cox Richardson 5/9/2025
Trump Arresting Governor “great idea” Tom Homan is to Blame -
#politics #trump #alt #authoritarism #stephenmiller #project2025 #protests #incitement #police #violence #philmcgraw #drphil #tomhoman #ice #paramilitary #brownshirts
Heather Cox Richardson 5/9/2025
Dr. Phil Spectacle and Performance -
#politics #trump #alt #authoritarism #bbb #stephenmiller #failure #alt #project2025 #protests #incitement #police #violence #fascism #project2025
Heather Cox Richardson 5/9/2025
Trump, MAGA Incite Violence -
#politics #emptywheel #stevenmiller #fascism #bbb #trump #distraction #incitement
Empty Wheel:
Let's be clear what is going on: After Elon correctly confirmed that the Big Ugly Bill would put a bigger hole in the deficit, Stephen Miller incited a panic he wants to use to pass the bill as a promise to impose martial law on Dem cities and states.
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
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From 2024: #HumanRightsWatch - #Venezuela: Brutal #Crackdown on #Protesters, Voters
Killings, #MassArrests Following Elections
(Bogota) – "Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread #HumanRights violations against #protesters, #bystanders, #opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. Concerned governments should push for independent verification of the electoral results and support international efforts to ensure accountability.
"International observers have raised serious concerns about the July 29 announcement by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) that #NicolásMaduro had been re-elected president. Following the announcement, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, in largely peaceful protests, to demand a fair counting of the votes. Human Rights Watch has documented that Venezuelan authorities and #ProGovernment armed groups known as '#colectivos' have committed widespread abuses, including killings, arbitrary detention and prosecution, and harassment of critics. On September 2, a judge issued an arrest warrant against opposition candidate #EdmundoGonzález for '#conspiracy,' 'incitement to #disobedience' and other crimes.
" 'The repression we are seeing in Venezuela is shockingly brutal,' said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. 'Concerned governments need to take urgent steps to ensure that people are able to peacefully protest and that their vote is respected.'
"Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations in the lead-up to the election, including arrests of opposition members, arbitrary disqualifications of opposition candidates, and restrictions on Venezuelans #voting abroad. Several hours after polls closed, Venezuela’s electoral council declared that Maduro had won the election with over 51 percent of the vote. The Electoral Council has not released the tally sheets from the election, nor conducted the audits and citizen verification processes required by law.
"The United Nations Electoral Technical Team and the #CarterCenter, which observed the elections, said the process lacked transparency and integrity, and questioned the declared result. They indicated that, instead, the precinct-level tally sheets that the opposition made public were reliable. The Carter Center noted that the tally sheets showed, with 81 percent of the votes counted, that #González had won the election by a significant margin.
"Venezuelans have taken to the streets across the country, particularly in low-income areas traditionally supportive of the Chavismo movement, where many incidents of #repression have taken place.
"Human Rights Watch received credible reports of 24 killings in the context of #protests from independent local groups, including Foro Penal, Justicia Encuentro y Perdón, Monitor de Víctimas, and Provea, or discovered them on social media. Human Rights Watch independently documented 11 of these cases, including by reviewing death certificates, verifying videos and photographs, and interviewing 20 people, including witnesses and other local sources. Many relatives, witnesses, and others were not willing to be interviewed because they feared #GovernmentRetaliation.
"Human Rights Watch analyzed and verified 39 videos and 2 photographs of protests found on social media platforms or sent directly to researchers by people close to the victims, and by local organizations and journalists.
"Researchers confirmed the exact locations where these videos were filmed; used information such as shadows, weather patterns, and upload dates to determine the time of day; and consulted with forensic pathologists and arms experts, who analyzed the injuries and weapons that were seen and heard.
"According to Venezuelan authorities, they arrested over 2,400 people in connection with protests. The local pro bono group #ForoPenal recorded over 1,580 '#PoliticalPrisoners' who have been arrested since July 29, including 114 children. Prosecutors have charged hundreds with sometimes broadly defined crimes carrying harsh sentences, such as '#incitement to hatred,' '#resistance to #authority,' and 'terrorism.'
"The government has also intensified its broader repressive tactics, cancelling passports of critics to prevent them from leaving the country, encouraging citizens to report on #demonstrators, and conducting abusive #raids, especially in low-income communities. On August 15, Maduro’s supporters in the National Assembly passed a law that grants the government #BroadPowers to control and shut down nongovernmental organizations [#NGOs]."
Read more:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/venezuela-brutal-crackdown-protesters-voters#ElectionFraud #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Crackdown #CriminalizingDissent #protesters #Protesting #BogusCharges #Murder
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Nonprofit seeks criminal charges against Trump, Vance over Haitian immigrant rhetoric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0edFZp1y_A
A nonprofit organization advocating for Haitian migrants is looking to file criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
#Trump #JDVance #Menacing #CrimeCharges #Springfield #USA #HateCrimes #DeathThreats #BombThreats #Fascists #Incitement
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#Reaction as #hatespeech #laws #scrapped: ‘We must think carefully’ about dealing with #racism in #Ireland
#JusticeMinister (#Injustice) #HelenMcEntee is #removing the #hatespeech #elements from the #CriminalJustice (#Incitement to #Violence or #Hatred and #HateOffences) #Bill claiming no consensus.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Ireland #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia
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While Al Jazeera (quality #media, up to a point) immediately has reported this clear-cut case of anti-#Muslim anti-Semitism 🇩🇪 media (#propaganda #trash) shroud themselves in #silence.
So much for "#Denazification" and "having gotten to terms with their past" …
#AlJazeera #Germany #Bavaria #Bayern #InteriorMinistry #Innenministerium #AntiMuslimAntisemitism #AntimuslimischerAntisemitismus #AntiSemitism #Antisemitismus #Islamophobia #Islamophobie #Incitement #Hetze
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#FBI ofcl reiterated those findings on Wed in a call w/reporters. They suggested that the gunman, who also considered attacking a #Biden event, was seeking infamy & selected the #Trump rally as a “target of opportunity.”…
The provocative rhetoric from Trump & his allies isn’t just #unfounded but also carries a #disturbing risk: #Threat assessment & #law enforcement leaders have told me that the messaging is fueling the danger of #PoliticalViolence headed into the #election. …
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#Trump’s Baseless Claims [#lies] About the Assassination Attempt Are #Dangerous
His growing effort to blame #Biden & #Harris for the shooting isn’t supported by ANY #evidence. But experts say it could stir #violence.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies
#Incitement #extremism #radicalization #PoliticalViolence #DomesticTerrorism
#weird #insane #Nonsense #ConspiracyTheories
#WeAreNotGoingBack
#CommonSense #sanity #RealityBasedPolitics #HarrisWalz2024
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I'm glad he did this. I was thinking this very same thing as the press conference went on. On the ex-bird site I remarked in real time to MSNBC, as the event droned on, «Why give free air to Trump spewing a nonstop series of unchecked lies? STOP. There's no "news" here. No policy. No action. He offers incitement, you offer credibility. If you looked back to media doing such for Hitler, how would you describe their role? Neutral? Proper?»
I had meant to go on longer in that thread, but I just couldn't bear it. I was thinking back to how many times in the 2016 campaign MSNBC had a chyron saying "Breaking news: Trump about to speak". It seemed almost daily and was infuriating. No other candidate got that daily bump. MSNBC should have credited itself later as one of his biggest soft donors. If democracy falls this time, they will be due part credit. But it won't save them from being thrown in jail by Emperor Trump I.
Sadly, the best description I've come up with to describe the relationship of MSNBC and Trump is the old joke, here told by Woody Allen in Annie Hall, that ends with "we need the eggs" ... except this is only a metaphor, and the real sutuation is no joke.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ced-feXjNXI#MSNBC #journalism #media #ethics #CampaignContributions #Election2016 #Election2024 #politics #USPolitics #incitement
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#Race #riots put #Britain on #collisioncourse with #ElonMusk
#Britain’s #government has #socialplatforms in its #sights as #incitement spreads — and the #Toxic #SocialMedia #Hellsite #owner is squaring up for a #fight.
https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-riots-elon-musk-x-twitter-fake-news-disinformation/
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“Violence does not start when physical attacks are launched. Violence often starts with words. Words of hatred spread intolerance, divide societies, promote and endorse discrimination and incite violence."
- Alice Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser of the Secretary on the Prevention of Genocide.
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#SimonHarris will not #abandon #hatecrime #bill.
The #CriminalJustice (#Incitement to #Violence or #Hatred and #HateOffences) #Bill 2022 would amend the #law in relation to the “#prohibition of #incitement to #violence or #hatred against a #person or a #group of #persons on account of certain #characteristics”.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ireland #Politics #Progress
https://www.newstalk.com/news/simon-harris-will-not-abandon-hate-crime-bill-1710060
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"We’ll all be holding our breath a little bit as we see how Trump responds to the news from Colorado. It should be unthinkable for a serious candidate for the presidency to be so volatile and have so little regard for the rule of law that his compliance with a court’s decision cannot be taken for granted. But here we are."
~ Joyce Vance
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#Shahin also told police she had been texting Czuba's wife about her husband's "hatred for Muslims." Last Wed, Oct 11, Czuba said he wanted Shahin & her son to "move out of the home," Mary #Czuba told investigators. Shahin told deputies that on that same day, Czuba "confronted her about what was going on in the #MiddleEast."
#RightWingMedia #Propaganda #incitement #AntiMuslim #AntiPalestinian #HateCrimes #ViolentExtremists #RacistOpportunists
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The wife said #Czuba wanted #HanaanShahin & her son to move out of the residence, Fitzgerald said. Czuba believed he & his wife were in danger & believed #Shahin was going to call her #Palestinian friends & family to harm them, he said.
Czuba apparently made a $1k cash withdrawal “in case the US grid went down,” Fitzgerald said.
Czuba was also worried about the “National Day of Jihad” that was supposed to occur on Fri.
#RightWingMedia #Propaganda #Incitement #HateCrimes #ViolentExtremists
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Police interviewed #Czuba’s wife, who said her husband listens to #conservative #TalkRadio on a regular basis & became heavily interested in the events in #Israel, Will County Asst State's Atty Michael Fitzgerald said.
#Propaganda #incitement #AntiMuslim #AntiPalestinian #Antisemitism #HateCrimes #Israel #Hamas #ViolentExtremists #RacistOpportunists
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-wadea-al-fayoume-death-was-obsessed-israel-hamas-war-prosecuto-rcna120589 -
#Trump had posted on his social media platform a different user's IG post showing #Engoron's #LawClerk at an event where she posed w/Sen Maj Ldr Chuck Schumer. The IG post questioned why she was "palling around" w/Schumer.
Trump's post went farther, referring to the #clerk as "Schumer’s girlfriend" & said she "is running this case against me. How disgraceful! This case should be dismissed immediately."
#incitement #propaganda #law #legal #DomesticViolentExtremists
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Already, one of #Trump’s minions in #Congress has echoed the #incitement to #violence. The #Republican #PaulGosar of #Arizona wrote—in his #taxpayer-funded newsletter, no less—that “in a better society, quislings like the strange sodomy-promoting General Milley would be hung.” The meaning is not ambiguous: #Gosar is explicitly saying that killing #Milley would be desirable.
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#SarahJaneBaker #supporters #blame ‘#Tory and #TERF #gameplaying’ for #arrest as #trial begins.
She #recalled to #prison after being #charged on #suspicion of #incitement to #violence for a #speech she made at #LondonTransPride in #July where she said: “If you see a #TERF [trans-exclusionary radical feminist], #punch them in the f**king #face.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/sarah-jane-baker-trial-punch-terf/
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Hours before President #Biden was scheduled to speak in #SaltLakeCity on Wednesday, a man was killed in a shooting involving #FBI agents in #Provo, #Utah.
The FBI did not name the man, but court documents indicate that a Provo man was facing charges for #DeathThreats he had made against President Biden & #AlvinBragg, the #Manhattan DA.
#MAGA #Terrorism #Extremism #Incitement #Trump #Politicalviolence #Radicalization
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/fbi-shooting-utah-biden-threats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
#JesseWatters then predicted that a newly reelected #Trump would "have to" quickly #imprison politicians who stand against him "& their families."
"This is only the beginning of politicians putting other #politicians & their #families in #prison. Sad that we had to go down this road. But this is where we are, & we have to finish it."
#Incitement #PoliticalViolence #TrumpIndictment #RightWing #Extremism
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Sick (rhymes w/duck) #JesseWatters of disgraced #FauxNews said last night,
“After these political war #crimes have been perpetrated on him, Donald #Trump is in the best position he's been so far to win reelection…. At which point, he'll have to #pardon himself immediately. And don't you think for a second he's not going to #UnleashHell on all of his #PoliticalEnemies."
#Incitement #PoliticalViolence #TrumpIndictment #RightWing #Extremism
https://www.newsweek.com/jesse-watters-predicts-trump-will-unleash-hell-his-enemies-1816813
