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- Exposing Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Muslim Racism in Australia: A Critical New Report
The “Observations of Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Muslim Racism” report is a critical wake-up call for all Australians. - AMAN Announcement: The Passing of Mustafa Kemal Omar
Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN), announces with profound sorrow the passing of Br Mustafa Kemal Omar. - Understanding ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free’
AMAN strongly opposes the Senate’s condemnation of the phrase ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.’ This powerful slogan symbolizes the aspiration for freedom and equality for all people within the lands stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. - AMAN Welcomes Australian Shift on Palestine at UN
The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) proudly welcomes the recent shift in Australia’s position on Palestine at the United Nations. - Australian Muslim Community calls for transparency and accountability of Law Enforcement Action
Australian Muslim Community calls for transparency and accountability of Law Enforcement Action On behalf of the Australian Muslim community, including peak organisations such as the Australian National Imams Council, the Alliance of Australian Muslims and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network, we address the deeply troubling recent incidents and the subsequent responses by authorities. - AMAN Raises Concerns Over Recent Counterterrorism Policing in Sydney
AMAN Human Rights Briefing Note – Recent terrorism designations and mental illness/disability. - AMAN Demands End to ‘Religiously Motivated’ Label in Counterterrorism
The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) urgently calls for the cessation of the term “religiously motivated violent extremism” (RMVE) in counterterrorism discourse. - AMAN’s Stand Against the Migration Amendment Bill 2024
AMAN has raised significant concerns about the proposed Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024. - AMAN appearance at the Australian Parliament Joint Committee on Human RightsOne of the key issues which we want to be heard on is the terrorist act definition in Australia, which includes a motive element that a terrorist act is intended to advance a religious, political or ideological cause.
- Islamophobia in Australia Report IIIThe Islamophobia in Australia report, released today by the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation at Charles Sturt University, shows the compelling need for law reform by the Australian and NSW Governments.
- Policy brief – Australian Muslims’ Experiences of Policing and SurveillanceThere is a strong sense of concern over the amount of scrutiny faced collectively by Australian Muslims, with the whole Muslim community bearing the brunt of perceived ‘guilt by association’ with terrorism.
- Premier Berejiklian, Don’t Deny Much Needed Protection!The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) urges Premier Gladys Berejiklian to not delay legislating urgently needed protections against discrimination and vilification. The NSW Government has delivered its response to the Religious Freedom Bill inquiry.
- The Dehumanisation of ‘Outgroups’ on Facebook and Twitter: Towards a framework for assessing online hate organisations and actorsTech companies are consciously giving a free pass to anti-Muslim hatred and the increasing threat to communities posed by right-wing extremism and white nationalism.
- Hate Crime Law Reform in QueenslandAMAN and ICQ have made a case for a new law that increases the penalty for existing crimes where there is an element of hatred of bias.
- How to Identify Violent Extremist and Terrorist Content: AMAN makes history on global stageAMAN has made history as the only Muslim civil society organisation worldwide to author a policy paper shortlisted by the Global Internet forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT).
- Queensland probe into hate crime laws welcomed, 23 April 2021Queensland’s probe into hate crime laws is welcomed by AMAN.
- AMAN lodges Racial Discrimination Complaint against FacebookThe Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has lodged a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission against Facebook for failing to moderate hate speech and dehumanising materials.
- Our idea to deal with hateful online echo chambersAMAN’s idea on how to deal with hateful echo chambers. Presentation can be found here.
- Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, 22 February 2021AMAN also welcomes the improvements made in the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, picking up a number of recommendations that our organisation made in the draft stage.
- Federal Inquiry into Extremist Movements and RadicalismNo right-wing extremist or white supremacist groups have been proscribed as a terrorist organisation in Australia.
- Australia needs inquiry into Right-Wing Extremism, 9 December 2020AMAN supports the House of Representatives Motion that will be moved by Labor today to refer an inquiry on Right Wing Extremism
- Sentencing of Islamophobic attacker shows laws are woefully unfitThe prosecution and sentencing of Stipe Lozina, 43, yesterday for the vicious physical assault of a 38 week pregnant woman, Rana Elasmar shows how woefully unfit Australian laws are for protecting Australians of different ethnicities and faiths.
- Sentencing of Australian terrorist, Brenton Tarrant, 29 August 2020The sentencing of the Australian terrorist to life without parole marks an important measure of justice to survivors and affected loved ones.
- Submission relating to the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2020 (NSW), 22 August 2020The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has made a submission relating to the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 (Bill).
- AHRC and VEOHRC take lead on serious harms data: 6 July 2020The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) welcomes the paper released this week jointly by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and their Victorian counterpart (VEOHRC), Freedom of Religion in Australia: A Focus on Serious Harms.
- Australia needs action on white nationalist terrorism, not more unconstrained ASIO powers, 15 May 2020.New legislation shows that the Australian Government and ASIO are heading in a concerning direction, while targeted communities are still in dark about what is being done to address white nationalist terrorism.
- Turnbull revelations point to a problem in need of a solution from Australia’s institutions, 22 April 2020At a time when terrorism was our biggest …domestic security issue, Abbott was determined to ramp up the rhetoric in a way that was calculated to inflame animosity against Muslims.
