Politics Archives - Page 7 of 11

22 Dec 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: Swiss People’s Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP)

IMPACT: The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is Switzerland’s leading far-right political party, established in 1971. Currently, the SVP is the strongest faction in the Nationalrat, the National Council. It is also part of the Federal Council,... read the complete article

Article

02 Nov 2020 | Individuals

Election 2020: Where do the candidates stand on key issues?

We are fast approaching the November 3, 2020 U.S. Presidential elections, where President Donald Trump seeks re-election and former Vice-President Joe Biden aims to “Build America Back Better.” For an overview of where the candidates... read the complete article

Editorial

26 Oct 2020 | Individuals

Macron’s policies will further stigmatize French Muslims

Under the banner of protecting the state from “Islamic terrorism,” French authorities launched a crackdown on the country’s nearly six million Muslims. On Monday, October 19th, the government carried out raids targeting Muslim civil society,... 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

Editorial

15 Sep 2020 | Individuals

Institutionalizing the Surveillance of Muslim Activism in Austria

Austria is cementing its authoritarian policy of demonizing Muslims at an alarming rate. The ruling centrist-right, Christian-democratic Austrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) attempted to close mosques in 2018 and implemented a school headscarf ban in 2019,... read the complete article

Factsheet

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

Article

27 Jul 2020 | Military

Concentration camps, police state, and now forced birth control: How China is committing genocide against Uighur Muslims

China’s decades-long repression of Uighur and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang (referred to by many Uighurs as East Turkestan) drastically increased in its brutality and reach in 2017. Since then, Beijing has transformed the region... read the complete article

Factsheet

25 Jun 2020 | Individuals

Factsheet: Mark Kevin Lloyd

IMPACT: Mark Kevin Lloyd is a longtime Tea Party activist in Virginia who has a long track record of posting anti-Muslim and misogynist statements on social media. In May 2020 Lloyd was appointed the religious... read the complete article

Infographic

23 Jun 2020 | Politics

The Muslim and African Bans: by the numbers

Interactive infographic showing how the Muslim and African Bans impacted immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances, refugee admissions, F1 student visas, and visa waivers. read the complete article

Factsheet

05 Jun 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: FREEDOM PARTY OF AUSTRIA (FREIHEITLICHE PARTEI ÖSTERREICHS, FPÖ)

IMPACT: The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) was founded in 1956 as a party of former Nazis. While the party remained a marginal opposition party during its first three decades, by the mid-1980s it became one... read the complete article