Defaming

They're defaming Algeria.

Two of the world's largest religions constructed their identity in part by defaming Jews.

It is regrettable that instead of uniting to condemn war crimes and human rights abuses committed by certain "civilized nations," there are those who resort to undermining and defaming those who strive to shed light on these grave injustices.

Some prefer to call the Nazi swastika the Hakenkreuz, as it was originally called, to avoid defaming Hinduism.