Press contact
For media inquiries and interview request please contact
Email : [email protected]
Activities
#defyhatenow team members are providing extensive trainings, workshops, sports events and music concerts to raise awareness on the impact of hate speech online and offline, thereby bringing together grassroots organizations and youth groups in South Sudan and the diaspora. #defyhatenow is repetitively being featured in local media.
Radio interviews
March 20, 2020 – BBC Newsday : BBC interview with our Director of Programs, Nelson Kwaje on Fighting Fake News on Coronavirus
Sep 18, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: Youth Campaign Group to Mark International Day of Peace with Peace Jam Festival
Jul 10, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation Field Guide launched
Jul 10, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: Intercultural Dialogue with South Sudanese Refugees in Rhino Camp (YSAT)
Apr 24, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: #DefyHateNow campaigners call for Laws to regulate Hatespeech and Lies
Apr 17, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: Campaign compels citizens to guard against fake news and false information
Apr 12, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: New Campaign to lobby citizens to “ThinkB4UClick”
Apr 03, 2018 – Radio Jonglei, Bor, South Sudan: DEFY – the film and mitigating hate speech
Mar 16, 2018 – Sama FM, Juba, South Sudan: #defyhatenow Field Guide
Mar 02, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: “Use Social Media Responsibly” – German Ambassador to South Sudanese
Feb 27, 2018 – Radio Miraya, Juba, South Sudan: New Film on the effects of the Social Media premiers in Juba this Thursday
Press Releases
April 7, 2020 – Statement on misinformation in South Sudan related to COVID-19
Nov 27, 2018 – End-of-Year Event #HateFreeSouthSudan
Sep 15, 2018 – #PeaceJam18 online for UN WORLD PEACE DAY
July 02, 2018 – #defyhatenow Field Guide Launch
Apr 06, 2018 – #ThinkB4UClick – Raising awareness on the misuse of Social Media
Feb 26, 2018 – Launch of DEFY – the film // Combating Hate Speech through the arts
Nov 03, 2017 – #defyhatenow Wikipedia Workshop
TV & Webinar Reports
July 14, 2020 – Webinar Report ; Webinar on Disinformation and the Citizen’s Right to be Informed , with Pollicy
May 04, 2020 – Webinar Report: Fact-Checking COVID-19 Webinar for Media , Defyhatenow_Cameroon
Jul 26, 2018 – Deutsche Welle: Defy Hate (Marina Modi presents #defyhatenow, version with French subtitles)
News articles & Features
Jan 6 2022 – Cameroon Insider : ‘Policymakers, Politicians Must Join Fight Againist Hate Speech’ an interview with Mr Ngala Desmond – Country Manager #defyhatenow Cameroon.
Dec 9 2020 – Standard Chronicle : AFFCameroon Cohort 3 Educates Level 200 Students of UBa on Misinformation, Disinformation
Oct 12 2020 – The Humanitarian Watch: Conflict-sensitive reporting: Journalism model for peaceful, progressive society
Sept 7 2020 – Cameroon Tribune: Covering Conflict : In Order To Stop Stoking The Flames
July 15 2020 – In South Sudan, Civic Activists take on COVID 19
May 30, 2020 – African Development Bank Monthly Newsletter Feature; Voices of Citizen in Africa Edition-5 , Voix des Citoyens en Afrique-Edition 5
April 25, 2020 – Aljazeera: Stamping out misinformation in Kenya’s COVID-19 fight
Sep 20, 2018 – musicinafrica.net: South Sudanese musicians to play for refugees in Uganda
Jul 27, 2018 – Juba Monitor: Youth trained to combat hate speech in Kampala
Jul 04, 2018 – Juba Monitor: Hate speech more dangerous than weapon – German Ambassador
Jun 27, 2018 – Juba Monitor: Fighting hate speech in war-torn South Sudan
Jun 27, 2018 – FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum: #defyhatenow – a peacetech approach to mitigate mass violence in South Sudan
Jun 14, 2018 – Peace News: New IT Campaign Battles Hate Speech Online
May 02, 2018 – West Nile Web: Music star, film actor ask youth to shun hate messages on social media
Mar 23, 2018 – Juba monitor: Poetry event attracts hundreds in bor
