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the show today our focus is on diversity and here's what else we have in store for you. how israeli artists growing in the rest of the gender roles in their own work . and how sponsorship you have come and had seen the whole film and it may have dominated. diversity is also becoming a big deal in the fashion business on the catwalk strict sizes and pro potions to still prevail but the inclusion of models with diverse gender identities is in stereotypes out for instance any goldstein a model with down syndrome is often booked for photo shoots agencies with a focus on the versity a shaking up of the industry zev a d is a great example. british talent agency specializes in diverse models with disabilities alternative appearances and trans

non-binary. it wants to increase the visibility of these models in the media and to the world of fashion. that would screen goal is to see like 20 percent of all. commercial she is all you know using somebody who has a disability not just in front of the hammer but behind the camera get all the creative you know this is a true representation of society. launched the agency with her sister in law laura johns in 2017 they were disappointed by the lack of diversity in the industry today has a roster of over 500 talents in london new york and los angeles. goal was to see a baby with a disability not be packaging and. it was going to be achievable and my

idea was going to be. in 2020 ellie goldstein featured in a gucci beauty campaign her picture garnered almost 900000 likes on instagram making it the france most popular instagram post ever. the sought after 19 year old model has down syndrome. i think. of. me. me home. because but. everything. else he knows she's a role model for other people with disabilities. i think it will be me and more door but may also they could bear the clover

and. she that. represents a whole host of different models. it was important to me that i signed with. interest and cared about representing diversity. representing us and allowing us to be authentic i would say the media is very much like hey. they jump on to the trans so right now is a trend. so we'll see how long it lasts we will say because obviously these a lifelong conditions whatever we have lacked the quote remember those lots of little boys and girls. you know they need to see this for their own upbringing and their own mental health. the agency has made

a name for itself with many major brands now hiring its models. zoe proctor hopes her agency will help promote greater diversity and awareness in the world. the more we do the greater impact that will have on changing people's opinions. i think we've still got a long way to go i mean we still feel at the bottom of the mountain go we go. but progress is being made one photo shoot at a time because diversity is divine. but like all big cities has its good and of course best sights the city can be dirty and i'm friendly but one positive thing you can definitely say is it has always been the perfect place for those. big different people can generally be who they are israeli artist. has also had that experience and not having to decide between

being a man or woman is a freedom that can't always be taken for granted. roee victoria is an israeli artist who lives and works of berlin. born in 1978 to 42 year old opposes pigeonholing. people want to put you in one spot. and i can understand i think also in my brain i wish to you know to wake up one morning and to say yes i am a woman or yes i am a man it never happened to me it is a fight it is a battle but at the same time i think one of my goal is also to celebrate. his artworks often depict old women. whose bodies and faces have been rendered invisible by society. or pictures of

a certain tension between the body and soul. of the body and the way you feel the tension between the identity and the body itself is something that i feel inside of me also it's about questions about the gender identity and also. about my body in general. when i look at this those women those women i feel that there is a lot of tension between dan and the way they feel. growing who studied art in boston and jerusalem knows this tension will. for a large part of her life she's been willing questions of self identity. her. i just heard that something is missing i don't know what it is so i

think that i. just i didn't know. in some point. the age of 30. that i need to explore i need to go into this journey of exploration but she was hesitant to express her female slid into she moved to berlin in 2012 here through expressive artworks finally received critical acclaim and it was here to truly victoria haifa's begin to shore self as. a kind of a mystery as for gender fluidity since their twenty's of the last century it's a new this is a city that. makes me feel more safe to try things. so it was a kind of intuitions the same year that i will be able to do it here. really began

hormone transition therapy but chose not to undergo sex reassignment surgery. adopting the middle name victoria. as gender fluid. wearing dresses has made through the target of verbal and physical abuse a grim reality many trans people know too well. while we are transitioning we are very also very visible. it's not so easy to be visible and at the same time to transition. so we are very much exposed to violence on the street it's also. wrong we soon came to recognize the privilege of she would enjoy it as a male artist as a gender food person just because more difficult. robberies aren't. works are currently on display at berlin museum part of the exhibition intimacy.

founded to document the tory struggle and art of the museum today focuses on the diversity of sexual identity and concepts of gender. artwork. centers on her relationship with her own body. i have the trance it's with myself and i. always try to reflect in my own drawings because also. big papers and. paper it's like creating a kind of a dance with myself where the drawing by understanding. the. question.

is what makes them so powerful. and today's show is diversity and that also stands for cultural diversity and right before the show my hand was turned into a work of art the practice of. originates from indian and asian regions and dates back as far as ancient egypt they were traditionally used for celebrations and rites of passage these days the peasants are also simply painted on for their. one hand artists and london would like to see the camp. something for everyone. and the tattoos with a modern twist. the art of painting bodies with henna paste goes back to antiquity

today it's become a veritable fashion trend. pavane donjon runs london's head of bar where anyone can get their body painted. for me it's all about empowering it's all about the experience to express yourself no matter what your background is no matter what your personality is you know some people like big lavish designs some people like very small designs discreet designs and i think it's an expression of yourself and that's what we're all here for we're here to enjoy all sorts of cultures the world is smaller now. heather tattoos are created using a paste made from a certain plant typical head of patterns and designs are painted on to the skin with this dye which stains the skin and slowly fades after about 10 days.

so when a design means a lot for me because growing up we used to have their designs especially on at weddings for us it holds true significance for specious occasions but for me while i was growing up i thought it would be amazing to share this with everyone and not just have it for weddings so my name has always been to make it accessible for everybody. but not everyone welcomes there's something westerners wearing and the tattoos are engaging in cultural appropriation knowing little to nothing about the roots of this art. for me i feel like if someone's wearing a head and they're wearing it with sincerity and they really enjoying wearing it then there's absolutely not nothing wrong i feel like if someone was going to wear it just to ridicule it they wouldn't go through the hassle of wear on the skin for 10 days so that obviously appreciated they obviously love it and that makes me feel good. indian parents immigrated to britain in the 1970 s. she is london born and raised. britain has

a vibrant indian community. britain's largest ethnic minority. full of women full of strong women. one available. i was always fascinated by this. and thought that would be amazing to offer to everybody. had their tattoos originated in north africa the arab. world. is. to be used to cool down the skin so they used to crush up. the pace and with. the palms of the feet and. then over the years it became decorative. so. pop stars like us. helped

popularize had tattoos since the 1990 s. . many celebrities have hired. to get similarly unique tattoos. the 36 year old whose bar is raised in london department store is revolutionizing this art form. she experiments with new colors offers do it yourself for home use and even makes neon had a design. even though this fancy effect wears off after 24 hours. so i think the traditional ways be they're always. considered a modern brand. with a tradition. that's where it came from and. so i think as long as the tradition is always on a and people know where it came from. and where its origins are from then there's

no harm in bringing it to the future. whether traditional or more modern had designs this glorious art is definitely an expression of cultural diversity. women who can come a them against that is not a new topic but unfortunately made do still exist for example in the world of gastronomy among hundreds of starships in germany there are just 14 who are women one of them come let's find out more about her and her all women scene and what they have to say about gender diversity and that business. restaurants on 3 women collaborating to turn out top flight experiences starch if you really are coming heads the kitchen and across is

a pastry chef and culture of germany's national cooking team and. so you go is deputy sheriff. the looks of and restaurants in cologne western germany of the who is one of the few women to break every last glass ceiling in germany gastronomically circles it's been 5 years since the now 32 year old. earned her 1st mitchell and star and became germany's youngest ever starred chef. it has nothing to do with being a man or a woman but with ability strength and being your own person. of germany's total $310.00 starships only 14 are women. cooking is still very much a male to mean is he now it's because women naturally have children and then put their jobs or career on the back burner. for a while i. think i think lots of talented women simply decide they want

a normal life with a partner and children. and it's very difficult to put it all together. the older you get and the farther you get in your career or you'd like to go the less likely you are to stick it through also with gus trani. even so you really have come to put your faith in women. in charge of deserts for the look there's an across the job is a dream come true for her but she still wonders if it wouldn't be better if she took over running her parents' farm. it's a really difficult question for me. i know that i want a family life and also that i don't want to be working in the kitchen anymore when it comes so that raises the question of how i can bring everything together because on the one hand this is my thing this is what i really enjoy doing where i can let my creativity run free. here on the other hand i do think it'd be hard to combine

it all. the working atmosphere in the kitchen can also be challenging. their general tone isn't always friendly even if it's nothing personal but purely work related i've always been lucky in that regard i've never worked in a kitchen where it got really bad. but kitchens like that do exist and i know of some where girls in particular often don't have a very nice day at work in their kitchens. so do these 3 women take care to keep the tone civil and steer tent of to one another's needs your company selene so you go have been friends since their training and they like to travel with an across seoul in 2019 a conference barked upon a corner you worked or. knew she were through kitchens all around the globe. i was very pleased to see that especially in asia you find many many women in the kitchen sometimes it was really 5050 men and women or in

a restaurant there might even be more women than men that's something very special and it made me happy to see her experiences made a deep impression on familiar spices under greedy and have inspired her to create new dishes under a new cookbook using to do the pictures the top should have picked a woman photographer melanie bower as a mother to a little daughter melanie to has to balance family and profession on a daily basis because i'm usually a range of the dish and it works as it stands and a man might have less playful arrangements more rough if you will. so i'm glad you leo's plates aren't like that. but can you really taste the difference between a dish prepared by a woman and one fixed by a man. no there are men who can cook fantastic and enchanting dishes just as there are women who do but i do think you can make out

a feminine touch in the dishes. i've heard myself that are cuisine tends to be pretty feminine i. put she's not out to dispense with men on her team completely with this man when you tell them off afterwards it's over and forgotten it but women might take it to heart they take things more personally that's why and even balance of men and women is the best solution for a larger team but. our team will soon be welcoming the new addition once again a woman. as the song really should be in charge of wind. so now from a may of the main to a female domain flamenco dancing for a long time it was solely women's art with its body hugging roughly dresses and flowery hair ornaments the musicians were male the dancers female but that's changing man william from spain lives for flamenco he she wants to challenge the

shop division between male and female. flamenco is femininity in its purest form that's how standish dancer and choreographer mondo when lynn young sees it even if the 7 flamenco dresses in his current show. are worn by men. you know that. i mean to me dance is a language with no boundaries. one that follows my feelings under louis want to express himself. to me it's an honest language and we want it to. money well in yun vbac exultant freedom of movement and expression he and his male on sampled break down the strict gender roles of traditional flamenco. he wrote and choreographed the show himself the deals with the dancers childhood and the way he

as a boy dancing in women's clothes was ostracized. so you're going to say that when i was little everyone made fun of me but i felt as if i wasn't living up to the role that society expected of me so i locked myself away in my room. which was there in this little room to thank you for my imagination free rein i mean very i could dress up and i would free me in ways that were denied to me as a mind inside the world. oh manuel when young is widely regarded as one of the world's best flamenco dancers on stage today. even before his training he performed with some of the country's foremost ensembles flamenco originated in spain's under lucio community in the 19th century it's characterized by flamboyant but figure hugging dresses the dance also counts

as an integral part of the end aleutian identity even so well. the neon sees no need for it to be bound to tradition. you know going 0 one other thing if. i think the positive aspects from uncle has to offer are its diversity and very perspectives. it can be a traditional classical gart in fact so it ought to be. because every interpreter every don't survive male or female has to only starting point and viewpoint is you've got a. month when young explores himself through flamenco and constantly finds new interpretations in his ballet they are thought of or offers dance in 2018 he conjured up dream worlds on stage like a magician and spirited the audience away on a journey through his subconscious. he's

gained acclaim for deliberately breaking with gender roles and provoking audiences and critics alike. as i look at it of course it's critical. that the chief realized that we still have a long way to go before society accepts that every individual has their own identity and a set of that some people already do but there's still a long way ahead. bookie don't ask when i come you know that meant. it and i hope that one day people don't say we're dressing up anymore but the for simply putting on dresses with you. and that was all from our special on diversity you'll find more information plus our latest video draw on our web page where you could become the owner of this d.w.

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a police station where and when it was allegedly abused the authorities call it terrorism. india struggles to deal with huge numbers of over 1000 dead villages find hundreds of bodies washed up along the banks of the river ganges. on clay richardson a very warm welcome to the show we start with the latest developments in what is now a 7 day conflict between israel and palestinian militants prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told israel that attacks are continuing at full force and will take time to complete he was speaking as international diplomatic efforts toward a cease fire gather pace the u.n. security council has debated the conflict virtually without issuing a statement and while diplomats talk the violence continues.

rocket streaking into the sky as hamas continues its attacks on israel wrecked buildings and burned out cars proof that not all missiles are intercepted by israel's defenses even in car moments the tension is palpable. now it here is not simple it is living with the fear that you never know if a rocket will hit you there are rockets attacks which come without warning as you see people are walking around as usual like a daily routine but it's quite distressing israel is countering how much rockets with a fierce complain. gaza officials say dozens of people including children were killed on sunday that would be the highest death toll since the airstrikes began leaving palestinians to mourn their dead.

this father himself wounded in an airstrike on his house breaks down as he puts his daughter a final goodbye. the un has called for an end to the bloodshed. to go to. the polls this latest round of violence only but put words to the side of this destruction of this bear and put its involvement in the eyes of any hope of who existed and. fighting must stop but israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu is a no mood to reign in his powerful military and. will continue 1st long as it takes to bring back peace to you the citizens of israel it will still take some time even as he spoke palestinian youths and israeli security forces clashed in the

west bank a reminder that prolonging the conflict carries the risk of broadening it. and for more let's bring in your kramer in jerusalem and our washington bureau chief at all sunny i'd like to start with you we've had reports of more attacks by both israel and hamas in the last few hours what more can you tell us. well there have been still incoming rockets fired into southern israel mainly but you seen also lots of . rockets in the late afternoon to it's the cities in the south to best. start at the same time as strikes continue into gaza and the scene today it was a difficult day for gaza with many casualties then also very long rescue mission to retreat people from under the rubble of a presidential building that was targeted in the morning and hospitals saying they are overwhelmed with incoming injured people there in other news also what has just

happened is that a synagogue a pizza collapsed. gruesome in the city of yvette said in a settlement there it's according to monk individua don't we are talking about 60 injured people 10 of them in critical condition and this just happens as people here are celebrating. jewish holiday some more news of terrible bloodshed has i'd like to turn to you for the view from washington which is of course crucial now the u.n. security council has been meeting virtually on this conflict is there any hope of a breakthrough given the united states' position of unwavering support for israel well many consul members clare do think that israel's actions are illegal and that its use of deadly force is just disproportionately harsh so that is building up

some pressure on israel but on the other hand there's absolutely no doubt at this point that the united states would veto any harsh action against israel ok tanya let's take it back to you then i'm as we've heard the israeli prime minister has said israel's operations will continue i mean while efforts at a cease fire are also ongoing where do we stand with those. well it's hard to say at the moment they're really contradicting reports we're getting here it's true that prime minister binyamin netanyahu has said he wants to continue this despite the pressure that is certainly mounting from the international community because also off the humanitarian situation in gaza that's to curating by the minute but he will also look at his at his domestic policy a lot of people who want him to continue this operation to achieve a decisive victory for israel now we understand that egypt and other countries united nations are. all kind of efforts behind the scenes also the u.s.

special envoy. is still in the country trying to mediate this so i think we have to wait and see whether this will achieve and you results because we are getting hit really conflicting reports whether it be on you know on a still bit off from the cease fire so those domestic considerations are of course crucial in understanding the conflict you know has led like to go back to you in washington d.c. and ask what kind of pressure the biden administration is facing at home to try to put a stop to the conflict. right just what time frame was. when i mean not netanyahu it's also true for president biden he's very much focused on domestic issues in these 1st months of his presidency we have to understand that his main take is really to create jobs and for this very ambitious plans he just needs the support of every single democratic house member as he has on the array's

a thin majority why do i say that i say that because. the the rather left leaning part of his party of the democratic party is getting really louder and they have one thing the president to be more forceful and in his actions especially after the bombing of the media tower in gaza. thank you very much that was in those poll in washington d.c. and to tanya kramer in jerusalem thank you so much both for your reporting. and let's turn our attention now to some other stories making headlines at this hour chileans are heading to the polls on a 2nd day of voting to elect the lawmakers who will create a new constitution antigovernment protests 2 years ago centered on demands for a new legal framework the existing arrangements and date back decades to the autocratic rule of general pinochet. and in croatia voters are casting their ballots in local elections elections for city mayors are seen as

a major test for the ruling center right party the croatian democratic union the ballot in the capital zagreb comes 3 months after the death of its longest serving their. pope francis has held a special mass a for myanmar he called for peace and an end to the violence that has left hundreds dead memories military seized power in a coup in february derailing progress toward democracy. and in india at least 6 people have been killed by a psych loan approaching southern and western areas tens of thousands of residents are being evacuated from the low lying ground the cycle is expected to make landfall in gujarat with winds of up to 175 kilometers an hour. also in india the spread of the krona virus appears to be slowing cases have fallen for a 3rd day in a row that's raising hopes that the worst could soon be over now despite that piece

of good news deaths from cope at 19 are still rising more than 4000 people have again died within a single day. bodies strewn along the river bank victims of india's coronavirus catastrophe. bihari ganges meanders through a village and the water flows very slowly here so the bloated corpses get caught on the riverbank it's turned the whole area into a pile of bodies. as desperation takes hold in the scramble for private 19 vaccines and treatment india's 2nd wave is also affecting the disposal of the dead state officials believe some families are unable to afford the costs of commission as demand skyrockets according to official numbers india has suffered nearly $4000.00 deaths per day so over a week but the true death toll may be even higher. wherever they can

people are taking advantage of other people's misery i saw it at a commission site where they were charging exorbitant fees relatives a hopeless as they have no other choice they have to pay whatever is demanded no matter how unreasonable. there are small signs of improvement the rapid spread of the virus seems to be slowing sparking hope that social distancing measures may be starting to have an effect. more vaccines are also on their way a 2nd batch of russia's sputniks we landed on sunday but getting enough vaccine to protect india's 1300000000 population will take time from now indians are left picking up the paces of the devastation left behind. and to colombia now where demonstrations against the government are intensifying in one city

protesters have set fire to a police station after a teenage detainee who claims she was abused by officers committed sewer. there more than 40 protesters have died in clashes. the office of the so-called immediate reaction units police force in the city of property are set ablaze after allegations of abuse of a detainee who later took her own life. in. the alleged incident of abuse up the ante for activists in cities like bogota the protests actually started hippel $28.00 to oppose suggested tax increases on fuel wages and pensions. those proposals were withdrawn but they helped pull young people out of the streets as reports emerged of police brutality deaths and disappearances. yet the violence the excessive use of the police and the armed forces in general has touched my emotions so it was obvious that i would come and

speak out. and it wasn't a hand up not on but we have a clear agenda police reform and the scrapping of the health law and how does this government respond assaulting our sisters killing us this is a clear example of social discontent this is no longer about political parties people are tired of the killings that's why we're here so colombia's deputy attorney general says a task force has been formed to look into allegations of police abuse. the government has shown interest in meeting with protesters as well for tear gas deaths and disappearances have kept opposition leaders on the streets trying to dodge whatever security forces are throwing their way. let's get an update from the bundesliga it is the 2nd to last match day of the season so we can take a look at all the results so far dortmund security champions league spot by beating

mines voided relegation by beating bremen head to berlin beat the draw with a draw against cologne felt and hoffenheim grabbed a point each and freiburg held a champions byron munich to a draw and relegated shoulda stunned champions league hopefuls frankfurt's leverkusen share of the spoils with the winner in berlin and got to down to gladbach now underway like the verses above spark. and now let's take a quick look at the bundesliga standings with one round left to play full support and frankfurt are still jostling for the final champions league spot one of them will join the laver cruzan in the europa league and down at the bottom things are incredibly tight with the all of felt braman and cologne still threatened with relegation. and the late basketball great kobe bryant has been inducted into the n.b.a. hall of fame he was killed a last year in a helicopter crash ryan had played his entire career with the los angeles lakers and won 5 n.b.a.

championships with the team the 18 time all-star is being honored with a special exhibit called kopi a basketball life that explores his prolific career bryant was inducted by michael jordan the only other player to get his own section. that is. that's a news update at this hour coming up after the break is artificial magazine show shift which asks whether online hate speech should be censored censored and clay richardson in berlin for me in the whole team here thanks so much for joining us. every day. for us and for our. leading the ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make city streets or how can we protect animals and their habitats with. the

waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation closer to the forest stiction recycling bin for disposable smart new solution simpler still serving our. earth is truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive good why do you see the important too soon in global 3000 on g.w. and go on. online hate speech is a powerful thing sometimes all it takes is one tweet or post by a user and suddenly they're hit by tons of insults and threats but is hate speech so dangerous that it should be censored or is freedom of expression more important hate speech versus free speech our topic today and said.

according to facebook only one and a 1000 posts were contains hate speech the targets are often individuals like homosexuals muslims or women who get hundreds of hate replies per day to something they've posted but only in hate speech can also target entire ethnic groups. and it can escalate tensions and incite real violence says the u n special adviser on the prevention of genocide big must. start. always with more action and language no one would. talk it that the whole look cost was preceded it. by his fans the crowds and hate speech continues to escalate tensions and animosity between groups here are 2 recent examples. in march. an open smear campaign on social media against her hinge of muslims

a deadly crackdown by me a mars army sent over 700000 drive injured fleeing the country. conflicts with the muslim minority that flare took time to gain for centuries. mars population gained access to the internet in 2014 targeted misinformation about the revenger was disseminated. sit down. here hate speech and social media has found the flames of civil war and further divided the country 64 tribes. platforms are used to spread propaganda targeting particular groups. in south sudan online attacks have also often been followed by physical assaults. but what about if hate speech is only online some say that this is so hurtful that it should be forbidden others call

that censorship they argue that we should be free to say exactly what we think so where is the line between 8 speech and free speech the answer to that largely depends on the country you live in. not even legal experts admit it's 2 separate free speech and think speaks in a clear and bonnie way as renowned american civil liberties activist the dean struck. speech refers to motion which is. subject and. you're more. than that has been the body. and being in here aren't we they and subject to the discretion who ever has power to enforce at. the top of that definitions are very indifferent parts of the world

denial of the holocaust for example is illegal in $1000.00 european countries but even here freedom of speech is up held as a duggy worth protecting kitty is strawson this herself the daughter of a holocaust survivor nonetheless she says censorship isn't the right tool to his against hate speech. that well and and as in censorship it is it ends up doing more harm than good and that is specifically true with respect to cost denial or any other kind of disinformation or misinformation in fact any kind of censorship the natural human reaction is that more attention is drawn to the very message that one is seeking to suppress. the former chairwoman of the american civil liberties union or a.c.l.u. is convinced that honest discussions are the only way to overcome distance between

opposing sides counter speech is a very important factor and by that i mean any use of your freedom of speech ours to persuade educate in. support do anything you can to advance the cause of the messages are equality and inclusive and then diversity and dignity and to rebut the counter messages. there are limits. and when individuals are directly attacked. to the 10 tons to 2 to criminal offense such as libel or threat of bodily harm it. it's no longer protected it's freedom of speech. tech companies have started taking more actions against negative content on their platforms not least because laws in europe have been tightened but there is still plenty of hate speech on social media because that kind of content brings money. and speech is controversial it's highly

emotive and edge attacks cliques critics maintain that companies like facebook and you tube are well aware of and actively promote the spread of posts containing extreme content facebook's algorithm for instance long favored potentially controversial. because they get more views and they to people spending more time on the platform which increases news. this was because they pursued growth in a way that was reckless. to promote content in a way this is ational stuff would get more exposure if you take extreme measures to get rid of all hate speech then you're going to slow down the growth. facebook projects these assertions the company says it has 35000 employees deleting hate speech posts. in the 1st quarter of 2020 facebook took down

over 9 and a half 1000000 inflammatory posts a new record according to laws in europe companies are only obliged to take down hate speech after it has been reported but in close groups content is only visible to members so it's unlikely hate speech there will get reported because posts are being seen by like minded audiences this is true for chat groups and also for online gaming communities where hostility can be expressed in a different way. to the world's largest p.c. games platform is not without finding. those who could beat it shooter games they've developed selves to bolster home. sexual or jews and others. far right groups have links to close to hate speech groups on telegraph these have clear rules that every must follow as cover well knows he committed phylis are flying to become

a member that's what i wanted to get. i wanted to prove myself to say that i'm here you notice me because that's why i beat someone up i told the leader and even sent him a picture of. a took that photo to prove i belonged to the group. that this is my family and i had to anything for them but. these days kevin no longer hangs out and right wing chat groups in germany the majority of hate messages on line about 3 quarters comes from right wingers about my percent are by leftwing extremists and 14 percent cannot be definitely assigned to any political orientation according to germany's federal criminal police what i find especially interesting is that about half of all like for hate comments come from a really small number of users only about 5 percent experts have long known that hate speech compounds are often well prepared and carefully typed only someone who's been targeted by such a complaint can now how devastating it can be someone like stephanie palmer from

eastern germany in 2015 she launched an initiative to help refugees and her hometown. in 2015 a sentiment in fright august turning against for a few g.'s still people after thought that an organization to promote openness and tolerance she was soon book boarded with messages to see if you should be afraid to go and get out of town we have the baseball bats ready to go. things like that. come down that was just the beginning for milk blocks was also blown up people told her at night. when it's as if you've got this kind of felt like it was coming closer and closer was the one i come home and you would immediately lock the door behind me and then i would take every room holding pepper spray in my hand corked or almost bordered on paranoia where you could cleanse. but i think at moments like that you being afraid can be good to

a certain extent because it makes you cautious and alert some. of the hostility she experienced almost has left it's more it's. just keep track of there are days when the verbal attacks just roll off me i can stand there and say oh come on you can kiss my butt on his guitar and there are days when it really hurts when all at once to fall silent and take a step. that's horrible and a lot of people have had similar experiences there are going is a chance that specialize in dealing with hate speech and digital ourselves to help those who have become targets of hate campaigns want to hate aid in berlin the 1st thing hate and employees try to do is to stabilize hate speech victims emotional next they scum hostile content for posts that could carry legal consequences. not all those attacks wish to file charges this also has financial reasons then. if

you've been libeled or threatened for a post and you go to a lawyer who says all right we'll take it to court you're facing at least 2000 euros and costs and if you lose you have to pay the other side's legal fees that's another 2000. and 8 advises people free of charge. if someone can't pay the court fees the organization offers legal aid. and also provides practical online security culture. these are a huge problem online right now our attempts to get people's private data like their home addresses are children's schools. we help them comb the internet before the haters do and hide that sensitive data. a good 500 people have contacted the organisation over the past 2 years 65 percent were female when women or girls are attacked online threats often have sexual connotations many attackers remain unknown shielded by the anonymity of the internet. and i later found hardenberg

recognizes that it's important for people to be able to be anonymous online. but if someone violates the law she thinks their identity shouldn't be protected. also a huge problem we have in germany and in almost all european countries is that acts are committed on line. which courts rule are punishable by websites or don't hand over the culprits data so basically they're protecting the guilty one that's called there we have to say clearly this has to change. eventually mental court rules that an offense has been committed then websites have to be compelled to cooperate. i'm grateful to say i've never been targeted by hate speech have you how do you defend yourself against abuse and hate speech on the internet let us know on facebook or you tube i and say listen.

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