Bridge Initiative Team, Author at Bridge Initiative

18 Sep 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Gates of Vienna

IMPACT: Gates of Vienna is an international far-right, anti-Muslim blogging website established in 2004 by the United States-based blogger Edward S. May and his wife. The website features the work of hard-line anti-Muslim writers and... read the complete article

Factsheet

17 Sep 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: COUNTER-JIHAD MOVEMENT

IMPACT: The self-described “Counter-Jihad Movement” (CJM) is a network of European and North American anti-Muslim movements, institutions, political parties, authors, bloggers, and activists who claim that ‘Western civilization’ is “under attack” by Islam. While CJM... read the complete article

Factsheet

17 Sep 2020 | Policy/Law

Factsheet: CEUTA y MELILLA. DOS CIUDADES MUSULMANAS EN ESPAÑA

IMPACT: Ceuta y Melilla son ciudades autónomas españolas en el norte de África. Ambas ciudades hacen de frontera entre España y Marruecos. Aunque tienen gobiernos autónomos, sus sistemas educativos están gestionados por la Junta de... read the complete article

Research

16 Sep 2020 | Politics

Factsheet: The Finns Party

IMPACT: The Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset, or PS), formerly known as the True Finns, is a Finnish far-right, anti-Muslim political party. Founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party, it has since become... read the complete article

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14 Sep 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: THE LEAGUE (LEGA, LEGA NORD, THE NORTHERN LEAGUE)

IMPACT: Northern League (Lega Nord) is a far-right political party in Italy that rebranded itself as the League (Lega) in the run-up to the 2018 general election. Umberto Bossi established the party in 1991 as... read the complete article

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27 Aug 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: FREEDOM AND DIRECT DEMOCRACY (SVOBODA A PŘÍMÁ DEMOKRACIE, SPD)

IMPACT: Freedom and Direct Democracy (Svoboda a přímá demokracie, or SPD) is a far-right political party in the Czech Republic that was established in 2015. Founded as an anti-elitist and anti-Muslim populist party, SPD cooperates... read the complete article

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19 Jul 2020 | Law Enforcement

FACTSHEET: Torture at Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

IMPACT: A majority of those imprisoned at the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp were subjected to various forms of physical and psychological abuse—techniques that were developed by two American psychologists contracted by the CIA to develop... read the complete article

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19 Jul 2020 | Law Enforcement

FACTSHEET: Legal Challenges to Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

IMPACT: U.S. legislation and case law have both upheld and challenged the legal authority of the Guantánamo Bay military prison. This includes the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and the Military Commissions... read the complete article

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18 Jul 2020 | Law Enforcement

Factsheet: The Human Cost of Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

IMPACT: Guantánamo Bay military prison is a site of egregious and ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the United States government. Opened in early 2002 on a U.S. naval base in Cuba, the prison has... read the complete article

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18 Jul 2020 | Law Enforcement

Factsheet: The History and Evolution of Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

IMPACT: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, located in Cuba, was chosen as the site of a detention center due to its uncertain legal status—allowing the U.S. government to argue that those detained at the base were... read the complete article