US EditionWashington Roundup: Coast Guard and reclassifying symbols; religious freedom commission on worsening situation in Nigeria
The Coast Guard reversed a draft policy to ban swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, citing their impact on unit cohesion and reflecting prohibited conduct.
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“Where I said, I say Diego.” In an unexpected and hasty turn of events, the U.S. Coast Guard has announced that swastikas will indeed be considered “hate symbols” banned, just a few hours after the newspaper The Washington Post revealed that it intended to change this cataloging from December 15. The Coast Guard published on Thursday night in the United States a document in which it reported that both the split crosses and the ropes would contin…
News Wrap: Coast Guard will again classify swastikas as hate symbols
In our news wrap Friday, the Coast Guard will again classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, backing off a change to call those emblems "potentially divisive,” gunmen kidnapped students from a Catholic school in Nigeria, the Department of Transportation released a new crash test dummy that more closely resembles the female body and Mexico's Fátima Bosch Fernández was crowned Miss Universe.
U.S. Coast Guard backtracks on acceptability of ‘potentially divisive’ swastikas & nooses
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday night attempted to contain a growing storm of public concern over extremism within its ranks, issuing a new order that explicitly bans hate symbols, including swastikas, nooses, and Confederate battle flags, across all service workplaces, facilities, and assets.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter.The move marked a sharp and sudden reversal. Hours earlie…
A report about allegedly relaxed guidelines regarding extremist symbols in the US Coast Guard has caused a stir. Following media reports that swastikas or gallows would henceforth only be classified as "potentially divisive," the force responded with a clear denial and reaffirmed its continued ban on such depictions.
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