In February 2006 the society's director, Stanislav Dmitrievsky, was convicted of incitement to ethnic or racial hatred for publishing articles written by Chechen separatist leaders. In one, Aslan Maskhadov called on the international community to broker negotiations to stop the conflict in Chechnya.
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It was founded by Ilja Janitskin in 2014. MV-lehti has been accused of racism and spreading fake news and hate speech. Due to this, Janitskin was suspected of several crimes, including incitement to ethnic or racial hatred, libel and copyright infringement, and was taken into custody by the Andorran police in August 2017.Nyman, Riikka (4 August 2017).
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In Sweden, juries are uncommon; the public is represented in the courts by means of lay judges (nämndemän). However, the defendant has the right to a jury trial in the lower court (tingsrätt) when accused of an offence against the fundamental laws on freedom of expression and freedom of the press. If a person is accused of e.g. libel or incitement to ethnic or racial hatred, in a medium covered by the fundamental laws (e.g.
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Ethnic hatred, inter-ethnic hatred, racial hatred, or ethnic tension refers to feelings and acts of prejudice and hostility towards an ethnic group in various degrees. There are multiple origins for ethnic hatred and the resulting ethnic conflicts. In some societies it is rooted in tribalism, while in others it originates from a history of non-peaceful co-existence and the resulting actual disputed issues. In many countries incitement to ethnic or racial hatred is a criminal offense.
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His eccentric behaviour and performances brought him fame both on local and national level. Russian journalists often refer to him as ″Navalny of Chuvashia″. Mochalov is also a staunch supporter of his native Chuvash language which is listed in UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages as ″vulnerable″. His recent article in support of the language was qualified by the Supreme Court of Russia as an ″incitement to ethnic or racial hatred towards Russians″ despite lower court acquitting him.
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In December 2008, Halla-aho was put under investigation for incitement to ethnic or racial hatred (under Finnish law referred to as "ethnic agitation") for remarks published on his blog.Grönholm, Pauliina: Poliisi aloittaa rikostutkinnan Halla-ahosta, Helsingin Sanomat, 12.12.2008 Police to Investigate Helsinki City Council Member's Blog YLE, 12.12.2008 On 27 March 2009, the Helsinki District Court ordered Halla-aho to stand for trial on charges of ethnic agitation and breach of the sanctity of religion.
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Over 3,000 St. Petersburg State University students petitioned the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to find and punish the murderers. In December 2005, police arrested seven suspects who eventually admitted to the crime. On 7 August 2007, Alexander Shabalin was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of a murder and incitement to ethnic or racial hatred. Six other members of the gang, who held Kacharava and prevented him from resisting, were charged with inciting social hatred, and were given suspended sentences.
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By 3 December 2014, the group's main VKontakte page had more than 90,000 subscribers. Occupy Pedophilia is profiled in Ben Steele's 2014 documentary Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia, along with the similar group Parents of Russia. Steele filmed the group's planning sessions and physical attacks. Maxim Martsinkevich, the group's leader, was sentenced to more than five years in prison for incitement to ethnic or racial hatred unrelated to the anti-gay attacks, but his sentence was cut to three years on appeal in 2014.
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Writer Morgan Sportès read out selected extracts of Nabe's book and accused him of being racist and antisemitic, which led Nabe to assert that there was no reason for the Jews to escape his diatribe. Whilst on the topic, Nabe accused the French association LICRA of making profit by exploiting the horror of the Holocaust. After the show, anti-racist campaigner Georges-Marc Benamou burst in the studio and assaulted Nabe, punching him in the face. The LICRA sued Nabe for defamation and incitement to ethnic or racial hatred, but the charges were dropped in 1989.Cass. 2e Ch., 8 février 1989, n° 87-12.836 In 1986, Nabe published his second book, Zigzags, a compilation of various texts (essays, short stories, poetry). His third book, L’âme de Billie Holiday ("Billie Holiday’s soul"), was an essay centred on the jazz-singer Billie Holiday.
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