Political Dialogue Support Program

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May 2022: The Political Dialogue Support Programme PDSP organized the Taiz Youth Consultations Group during 18-19 May, 2022. During the meeting, a discussion session on combating violence and hate speech was held in participation of 10 social figures, academics, media professionals and judges were hosted in order to discuss violence and hate speech in the city of Taiz and causes and effects of that. The goal of the meeting on the first day discussion session to come up with initiatives and activities to reduce violence and hate speech in the city. On the second day of the meeting, it aimed to discuss the latest developments in the city of Taiz, and based on the discussions on the first day, the members came up with proposals for related activities, as well as launching a campaign to introduce TYC on social media platforms. The main outcome of the meeting include: Preparing recommendations and proposals to combat violence and hate speech in the city of Taiz; Writing a draft working paper on combating violent and hate speech, which was adopted by Taiz University as a course for media students; Adopting some activities to support lifting the siege imposed on Taiz and the re-opening of roads; and Launching of the TYC’s electronic platform on social media outlets