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Discrimination

New local ordinance in Japan requires harmful online post removal, imposes fines

Under the Tottori ordinance, a resident can ask the governor to request a person or site operator to delete a post they believe to be impinging on their or someone else’s rights.
Under the Tottori ordinance, a resident can ask the governor to request a person or site operator to delete a post they believe to be impinging on their or someone else’s rights.

NAACP says Trump being deceptive about history after reverse discrimination remark

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

‘I don’t think we like them’: Trump says MAGA has no room for anti-Semites

The Republican Party is mired in a debate about how expansive its coalition should be and whether it should include such figures as Mr Nick Fuentes (centre, in sunglasses), a Holocaust denier.
The Republican Party is mired in a debate about how expansive its coalition should be and whether it should include such figures as Mr Nick Fuentes (centre, in sunglasses), a Holocaust denier.

Taking employers to task for discrimination: How easy is the legal process?

How the Workplace Fairness laws are implemented matters.
How the Workplace Fairness laws are implemented matters.

Trump's campaign against corporate DEI faces high legal hurdles

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas sits for an interview to discuss the EEOC's initiatives for 2026 in Washington, D.C.,U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas sits for an interview to discuss the EEOC's initiatives for 2026 in Washington, D.C.,U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

Trump government calls on white men to file discrimination claims

US President Donald Trump has sought to dismantle DEI programmes across the federal government since returning to office in January.
US President Donald Trump has sought to dismantle DEI programmes across the federal government since returning to office in January.

EU court says Denmark's ethnic-based 'ghetto law' may be discriminatory

FILE PHOTO: The entrance of the European Court of Justice is pictured in Luxembourg, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The entrance of the European Court of Justice is pictured in Luxembourg, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

British police plan tougher action against anti-Semitic chants and protests

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community demonstrating outside Israel's embassy in London on Dec 11.
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community demonstrating outside Israel's embassy in London on Dec 11.

For Australia’s Jews, Bondi shooting feels tragically inevitable

A police officer ushering pedestrians across a street near the scene of the shooting incident on Dec 14.
A police officer ushering pedestrians across a street near the scene of the shooting incident on Dec 14.

Parliament passes second Workplace Fairness Bill, paving way for roll-out in end-2027

The lead time is needed for employers to review their processes, and workers to know what constitutes a legitimate discrimination claim.
The lead time is needed for employers to review their processes, and workers to know what constitutes a legitimate discrimination claim.

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