Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda
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Czech president signs off on ban equating the promotion of communist ideology with Nazi propaganda, triggering backlash from leftist party ahead of October elections.

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Czech President Petr Pavel on Thursday signed an amendment to the country’s criminal code that criminalises the promotion of communist ideology, placing it on the same footing as Nazi propaganda.

The revised legislation introduces prison sentences of up to five years for anyone who “establishes, supports or promotes Nazi, communist, or other movements which demonstrably aim to suppress human rights and freedoms or incite racial, ethnic, national, religious or class-based hatred.”

The change follows calls from Czech historical institutions, including the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, to correct what they viewed as a legal imbalance.

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  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
    523·
    7 days ago

    How it will be implemented: Law enforcement now have to waste their resources previously spent on going after the far-right for their hate crimes on going after “communists”, with “class-based hatred” having a much looser definition compared to others. This will lead to union leaders being prosecuted, while white nationalists will be let going away unpersecuted, because “lack of resources”.

    • Hubi@feddit.orgEnglish
      11·
      7 days ago

      Especially since all the other things were already banned, class-based hatred is the only new thing in the list. So it’s essentially a law just for that.

      • splendoruranium@infosec.pubEnglish
        122·
        7 days ago

        How it will be implemented: Law enforcement now have to waste their resources previously spent on going after the far-right for their hate crimes on going after the far left.
        Yeah always wonder why freedom of speech wasn’t an issue while it was targeted toward a narrow position that you didn’t agree with

        There’s no Ying-Yang situation going on here. Don’t mistakenly equate “ostracising an objectively incorrect thing” with “not agreeing with a narrow position” 😜
        Right-wing extremism is an actual problem, left-wing extremism is an imaginary one. Nobody likes to see resources wasted on imaginary problems.

          • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
            14·
            7 days ago

            left wing terrorism is a real issue in Europe

            um, no. Maybe in the 1970s/80s. I think what you mean today are Kreml-backed attacks. Nothing left-wing about those.

            that is more prevalent than right wing one

            um, double no.

          • splendoruranium@infosec.pubEnglish
            9·
            7 days ago

            Ironical since left wing terrorism is a real issue in Europe that is more prevalent than right wing one ( if u consider Islamic one isn’t right wing which funny enough is supported by leftist and fight by righty)

            There is some kind of misunderstanding here at some point, because I cannot follow you.
            Here’s a good rule of thumb: If, anwhere, members of minorities can expect to experience day-to-day disadvantages and violence, then there’s a right-wing extremism problem. If, anwhere, members of the dominant socio-economic group can expect to experience day-to-day disadvantages and violence, well, that’s a left-wing extremism problem.
            Now… which of these problems exists and which one doesn’t?