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Media Diversity Institute promotes an inclusive and accurate media by championing diversity and calling out discriminatory, hateful coverage.
Feb 2, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
#Thread: Ms H.A., a #refugeesGR from Ethiopia, was 6 months pregnant when she arrived on the island of #Samos, #Greece in 2019. Despite her pregnancy Ms H.A. was ignored by the Greek authorities and was forced to live in precarious conditions in a tent for nearly 3 months. Ms H.A. took the case to the European Court for Human Rights with the help of @rlc_berlin and the Greek Government agreed to compensate Ms H.A. en.rlc-berlin.org/post/press-rel…
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Feb 1, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
Which term should we use when reporting on hate against Muslims and Islam? @anmolirfan22 takes an in depth look into the debate between #Islamophobia and #AntiMuslim hate: media-diversity.org/debating-hatre… For more information on #Islamophobia and #AntiMuslim Hate have a look at the resources produced by our project @GetTrollsOut getthetrollsout.org/resources/isla…
Jan 27, 2020 8 tweets 5 min read
According to trans activist Paris Lee, trans people in Britain, especially children, face higher risk of mental health problems and self-harm. Instead of support, UK media rave about “evil trans agenda”: theguardian.com/global/comment… In 2018, UK Government launched its gender recognition consultation. British media responded with disproportionate coverage of negative (and sometimes outright false) stories about trans and gender non-conforming people. thedailybeast.com/inside-the-poi…