Respect.luPolarisation and hate speech increased in 2021, says report

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The Luxembourg Centre Against Radicalisation recently published its annual report for the year 2021, finding that the pandemic contributed to an increase in polarisation and hate speech here in the Grand Duchy.
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Last year, the non-profit organisation treated 49 cases and accompanied 16 people in the context of the ‘Dialogue instead of hate’ programme. The risk of radicalisation has always been a part of human history and can easily affect people of all ages, the report further notes.

15 cases treated in 2021 involved youths between the age of twelve and 18, who fell victim to conspiracy theories and disinformation. Some were thus lead to break the law or even respond to recruiters from extremist groups.

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