Stories

Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.

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The Main Targets of Hate Speech in Kyrgyzstan: Russians, Chinese and C...

The Main Targets of Hate Speech in Kyrgyzstan: Russians, Chinese and C...

Published: 29 February 2016 Country: Kyrgyzstan Muslims, different ethnic groups, and LGBT people are the main target of hate speech …

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Lawyer Attacks Gay Man on Armenian TV

Lawyer Attacks Gay Man on Armenian TV

Published: 29 February 2016 Country: Armenia During a popular TV show in Armenia, a gay man and his mother were …

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MDI Joins the No Hate Speech Movement

MDI Joins the No Hate Speech Movement

Published: 29 February 2016 Region: Europe The Media Diversity Institute has joined the No Hate Speech Movement, the Council of …

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MDI to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Brussels

MDI to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Brussels

Date: 25 February 2016 Region: Europe In the past few years antisemitic incidents have risen in Europe, culminating in fatal …

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Debating Diversity With Postgraduate Students in Agadir

Debating Diversity With Postgraduate Students in Agadir

Dates: 8 – 10 February 2016 Country: Morocco Who is the most stereotyped in the Moroccan media – HIV positive …

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The Foreign Students of the Mahadhra in Mauritania courted by Jihadist...

The Foreign Students of the Mahadhra in Mauritania courted by Jihadist...

This is the Anna Lindh award-winning article by Meimouna Saleck that was published on Dune Voices in 2015 The Mauritanian Mahadhra, …

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Dune Voices Journalist Wins a Prestigous Anna Lindh Award

Dune Voices Journalist Wins a Prestigous Anna Lindh Award

Published: 24 February 2016 Countries: Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania Maimouna Saleck had been fascinated by journalists since her childhood …

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Dune Voices Journalist Wins Anna Lindh Award

Dune Voices Journalist Wins Anna Lindh Award

Published: 19 February 2016 Region: Worldwide Maimouna Saleck won the Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award, for her story on traditional …

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MDI Western Balkans Publishes Report on Corruption at Universities

MDI Western Balkans Publishes Report on Corruption at Universities

Published: 18 January 2016 Country: Serbia How do you get a job at the University of Belgrade? Do you need …

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MA Diversity and the Media for Tomorrow’s Inclusive Journalists

MA Diversity and the Media for Tomorrow’s Inclusive Journalists

Published: 1 February 2016 Country: United Kingdom, Worldwide They come from different backgrounds – different countries, religions, ethnic group, and …

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