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Content warning: This article contains graphic language, including racist slurs, antisemitic language and suggestions of sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised.
Every week, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project rounds up our recent work and headlines on extremism and the radical right that caught our attention through Feb. 16.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed a new Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in May 2023. While LGBTQ+ advocates are now fighting the law in court, Stephen Langa of Uganda’s Family Life Network is planning a “One Million Man March” for this month, using the opportunity to gather signatures in support of the law.
The academic publisher Sage issued a notice of retractions on Feb. 5 for two articles the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) cites in its lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) challenging the agency’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.
The International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF Summit) held annually in Washington, D.C., is a gathering of advocates and policymakers concerned with freedom of religion or belief (FORB). According to the IRF Summit website, part of the conference mission is to “highlight the personal testimonies of survivors of religious persecution and restrictions on religious freedom.”
The chair of a North Carolina Moms for Liberty (M4L) chapter promotes antigovernment extremism on her social media.
Every week, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project rounds up our recent work and headlines on extremism and the radical right that caught our attention through Feb. 9.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared Wednesday with pastor Jonathan Cahn – whose sermon highlighted three ancient deities which Cahn equated to demonic spirits that have now “come to America” – at the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council’s National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance.
A distressing recent surge in antisemitism in the U.S. has included the dissemination of prejudicial tropes by mainstream politicians, the misguided invocation of Adolf Hitler by groups claiming parental rights, and acts of intimidation and terror targeting specific populations. This makes commemorating Saturday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day important not only to honor the memory of the millions who died, but also to educate present and future generations about the atrocities of the Holocaust and how and why it happened.
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.