Sentences with phrase «violence against media»

On Rivers» general electoral anarchy: «Shocking cases of cold blooded killings and beheading, obstruction of votes, arson, voter intimidation, ballot snatching, missing result sheets, presenting of fake ballot papers, multiple thumb - printing, campaigning at polling units, compromise of ad - hoc staffs, absence of level playing environment, violence against media personnel and impunity were witnessed in different magnitude across the length and breadth of the state.

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In particular, she was impressed with how social media advanced the conversation around Black Lives Matter, a movement to end violence against African Americans that started as a hashtag on Twitter.

Pakistani officials have been cracking down on social media dissent in recent years, and even turning a blind eye to mob violence against alleged perpetrators of blaspheming.

«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.

Since the implementation of the anti-LGBT law in Russia, violence against LGBT people appears to have increased and includes incidents in which neo-Nazis use social media websites to lure young gay men to torture and beatings.

The scandal had included months of media reporting on alleged acts of violence against women by roughly a dozen football players, with accusations that the school and athletic department had responded ineffectively.

Oral Questions - Culture, Media and Sport, including Topical Questions; Women and Equalities Business Statement - Leader of the House Backbench Business -(i) Protecting future generations from violence against women and girls (ii) Preventing sexual violence in conflict Adjournment - Coventry and Warwickshire city deal - Chris White

Following the release of the footage on social media and the subsequent public condemnation, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, reported Bishop Obinim to the Accra Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVSSU), while another person also lodged a complaint against the bishop at the Tema Regional Police.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), an Ghanaian NGO advocating the eradication of domestic violence against women and children has tasked the government, stakeholders, the general public and the media fraternity to join hand deal with domestic violence in the country.

HFFG also took the media into how the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women came about and the benefits of it.

Media reports also allege that UK officials are frustrating members of the Council of Europe with a last - minute intervention into the two - year - old negotiations on the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.

Oral Questions - Action to encourage women and girls to take part in sport and improve the profile of women's sport in the media - Baroness Massey of Darwen; Addressing the under - representation of women, especially black and ethnic minority women, on FTSE 100 boards - Baroness Howells of St Davids; Ensuring the action plan for ending violence against women and girls is delivered consistently in schools - Baroness Prosser

Speaking at the 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, Buhari said: «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family and communities at all levels on the critical role of protecting children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

Speaking in Abuja to mark 2016 National Children's Day Celebration, President Buhari said, «Challenges posed by the total breakdown of societal values and the current unrestricted social media vices, which therefore, calls for an urgent need for all stakeholders to put all hands on deck in making conscious efforts at raising awareness of parents, family, communities at all levels, on the critical role of protecting the children against all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation including abduction of children, forced and early marriage.

«We also call on the Ghanaian media and journalists to stand up against acts of violence against colleagues» the MFWA said.

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They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.

We provide a unique perspective on male violence against women, pop culture, politics, current events, sexuality, gender, and many other issues that are often underrepresented or misrepresented by mainstream, progressive, and feminist media sources.

With stories from exiled Tibetan monks circumventing China's surveillance apparatus, Syrian citizens tortured for Facebook posts, Brazilian activists using social media to distribute alternative news, and Pakistani online violence against women, we see firsthand the high - stakes consequences that our unprecedented level of digital communication can produce.

She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women and co-founded the Women's Media Center, that works to strengthen the voices of women in the mMedia Center, that works to strengthen the voices of women in the mediamedia.

Ever since Warner Bros. re-confirmed earlier this month that the Pirates of the Carribean actor would star in next year's Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, there has been blowback against the film on social media due to Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard making domestic violence accusations against the actor two years ago.

It's true that African American young people — even students in Florida — have organized protests against gun violence for years, with little (if any) political consequences or media attention.

I mentioned some of what I'd like to see happen in question 1, but we must recognize that teacher burnout, violence against teachers and the increasing risk to a teacher's reputation as a result of a possible DCF referral or social media attack by a student or parent also plays a role in whether someone will enter and stay in the teaching profession.

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He came to prominence as a critic of obscenity in media, especially sex and violence in videogames, and as an attorney attempted to take legal action against publishers and retailers selling violent games.

You could be looking down on Earth from a satellite or pressing your face against the television screen watching news of the latest demonstration against police violence, your eyes up close to the raster patterns that, from a distance, coalesce into media images.

This runs counter to the recent proliferation in the media of disturbing images documenting police violence against black bodies, which are thought to have a triggering effect on their viewers.

The performance was widely covered by the media and served to highlight the sensationalist attitude taken by the media and society towards not just this serial killer, but to violence against women in general.

HB The violence towards these idols or images from a heathen past is, in my opinion, a violent reaction against what the Western media and Western heritage foundations consider valuable as opposed to cities and villages with human life.

Coverage of this story was mostly driven by the social media accounts of activists on the ground, online outlets, and public media, while cable news networks combined spent less than an hour in the week between October 26 and November 3 covering the escalating violence of law enforcement against the demonstrators.

A Media Matters analysis of broadcast and cable news found that networks discussed anti-LGBTQ violence and homicides only 22 times for less than 40 minutes across seven channels in 2017, even though it was the deadliest year in hate violence against the community since at least 2012.

Support has also come from non-Indigenous allies who have participated in vigils and awareness campaigns, as well as mainstream media, which has begun documenting and providing public education about violence against Indigenous women and girls, such as CBC.

As the debate over Farrow's piece expanded on Twitter, sociologist Zeynep Tufekci — an expert in the impact of social - media on conflicts such as the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt and the more recent demonstrations in Turkey — argued that even free - speech considerations have to be tempered by the potential for inciting actual violence against identifiable groups:

AFacebook post calling for violence against over 100 Indian inter-faith couples was taken down after it sparked outrage on social media.

President Donald Trump, who has reveled in his confrontational style with the news media, sparked fierce debate Sunday over whether he is inciting violence against journalists by posting a doctored video clip showing him bashing the head of a figure...

The European commission must ensure that social media companies will respect national laws against incitement to religious hatred and violence, says Roberta Bonazzi.

The social media behemoth has been «used to convey public messages but we know that the ultra-nationalist Buddhists have their own Facebooks and are really inciting a lot of violence and a lot of hatred against the Rohingya or other ethnic minorities,» Lee said, cited by The Guardian.

We provide a unique perspective on male violence against women, pop culture, politics, current events, sexuality, gender, and many other issues that are often underrepresented or misrepresented by mainstream, progressive, and feminist media sources.

Violence against women in Indigenous communities has been highlighted by politicians and the media as an issue of national importance, but less is known about Indigenous experiences and viewpoints on the issue.

Sexual violence in the media: Indirect effects on aggression against women.

A BAFTA and multi-award winning filmmaker and Human Rights Campaigner, Leslee's documentary «India's Daughter», has been critically acclaimed around the globe, won 32 awards (including the Peabody Award and the Amnesty International Media Award for Best Documentary 2016) and sparked a global movement to end violence against women and girls.

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