Erstellt am: 14. 9. 2012 - 15:17 Uhr

Freedom of expression and incitement

Reality Check: violence continues around the "Mohammed" video, methanol poisonings in Czech Republic, Overcrowding at Traiskirchen, Europe's youngest MEP, Amelia Andersdotter, Conflict Kitchen

The violent protests against the notorious "Mohammed video" are escalating, and whoever was behind the attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, it's now clear that extremist groups are using the video to whip up protests on the streets.

In Cairo, violent protests continued around the Embassy last night, and today there have been anti-US attacks in Lebanon and Sudan.

Meanwhile, more has been emerging about the offending video itself. It was made by a known criminal, and many of the actors have come forward saying they had no idea how the material would be used, and are shocked at how it has been changed from what they thought they were doing. However, the film makers are protected by US laws on freedom of expression, and are therefore not liable for prosecution, which comes as a bit of a surprise for people in the Middle East, who expected they would be immediately arrested.

This raises the question of where freedom of expression ends, and incitement to hatred and/or violence starts.

As futher violence over the weekend looks likely, media analyst Charlie Beckett looks at the fine line between free speech and incitement, and explains why proper information is the best weapon against extremism.

• Methanol poisonning in the Czech Republic

Rob Cameron reports on an alarming wave of cases of methanol poisoning from contaminated vodka and other spirits.

• Overcrowding at Traiskirchen

Local authorities in Traiskirchen are complaining that other regions are not pulling their weight in providing facilities for asylum seekers, and the centre at Traiskirchen is becoming dangerously over crowded.

Joanna Bostock talks to Ruth Schöffl of the UNHCR and Anny Knapp from Asylkoordination.

• MEP Amelia Andersdotter

Riem Higazi meets Europe's youngest Member of the European Parliament, Amelia Andersdotter.

She is a Pirate Party member who represents the Greens as an MEP.

She has strong ideas on information policy, and is deeply critical of how Europe is handling the financial crisis.

She is speaking on "Modern Democracy for the European Union" at the paraflows .7 Reverse Engineering Festival in Vienna.

• Conflict Kitchen

How one American restraunteur is hoping to increase awareness of the cultures behind the world's conflicts through cooking.

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