Internet Discrimination sharply increases

- Hotline internet discrimination MiND has gotten inside substantially more reports in 2015. In total there were 652 online messages inside. That is more than double the figure of 2014. The majority of reports were related to discrimination on grounds of race (44%) and religion (22%). More than half of the posts (64%) was done on social media.

Reports that got inside MiND include: 'All asylum seekers burn. 'And' Muslims in cattle cars and deported stairs.,, This kind of despicable manifestations unfortunately the order of the day. We see that social discussions also provide derailment on the Internet. People react impulsively, for example, social media or in response to news reports, which are also discriminated against. It is important that this is reported, 'says director Titus Fisher.

According to Fisher, there are several explanations for the rise.,, In the first, the reputation of MiND is increasing, including through the national anti-discrimination campaign. In addition, public debates in society play a role. This is reflected in particular in the last four months of 2015 '.