Professor Miriam Diez Bosch participated as speaker providing insights on the new Chair on Religious Freedom in Catalonia and providing data on islamophobia gathered by the Blanquerna Observatory on Media Religion and Culture in the frame of the STReaM research group. 
Held 21st October in Lisbon, the annual forum invited participants to address the increasing threat of hate speech and discrimination. The special session was organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) in partnership with the European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace Europe (ECRL/RfP Europe) and with the support of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).