Italy FM: Governments should Shut Internet Hate Sites

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Thursday said it was legitimate to shut down websites that incite hatred as protests sweep the Muslim world over anti-Islam publications. Charlie Hebdo

"It is absolutely legitimate for governments to block sites that include... incitement to hatred," Terzi said, following outrage over a short film on YouTube and a series of cartoons in a French weekly.

"There is a very fine but clear line that separates freedom of religion from freedom of speech and Italy's criminal code defines religious defamation as a crime," he said.

"Italy has a legal tradition that enshrines the values of free thought but links them to respect of the freedom of others to have faith and to be respected in their faith."

Religious defamation under Italian law carries possible punishments ranging from a fine of 1,000 euros ($1,300) to a maximum of three years in prison.

The law was amended in 2006 to replace defamation against Catholicism with defamation against all religions.


Source: AFP	20-09-2012 - 17:49 Last updated 20-09-2012 - 17:49 \| 1843 View

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Number of comments: 2

1 - Bravo Italy!
Linda \| USA	19:16	2012-09-21
Italy is one of the few countries that understand this fine line between freedom of speech and insulting other people\\’s belief. Brave Italy!

2 - Religous jews kill Christ
killfaggots877880 \| Albania	04:35	2012-09-24
Stop freedom of speech?? It was the religious jews that killed Christ because of envy and loss of position. The same goes for religious christian who gave the boot to a faith healer in Pasadena in 1920 because of envy. The idiot Coptic who did the film was trying to get even with Muslims. If you are christian you should at least respect the Arabs greatest man and general and not stir up a hornets nest. I was disappointed when no country claimed Bin Laden who ranks with your founder. At best vanity god says so what do you expect from men.

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