Xenophobic movie against Chechens

Alert DateAugust 25, 2010 Country: Poland General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Refugees Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Internet, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet
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In August 2010 in an amateur film distributed via the Internet entitled A Chechen’s Life (Żywot Czeczena). The film was decidedly xenophobic in tone, at times even racist, and included inducements to nationalist hate by presenting Chechens as a nation that exploits the Polish social welfare system, avoids work, and is hostile toward others. Additionally, it illegally used images of refugees living in Łomża and Białystok. After protests, the movie vanished from the Internet.


Source:RMF 24 http://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-rasistowski-film-o-czeczenach-zniknal-z-sieci,nId,294276