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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Mathura: Cow vigilantes target Muslim family

Armed mob reached village on suspicion of “beef sale”, fired into the air

Kannauj: Muslim teen dies after being allegedly beaten by school teachers

The ninth standard boy’s family say that he was thrashed after being falsely accused of stealing a watch; autopsy report says he died of tuberculosis

Bulldozer Justice: Immediate Punishment or Curtailment of Human Rights

Nupur Sharma’s comments on Prophet Mohammad triggered protests by the Indian Muslim community; the regime then responded by razing to the ground the home of a man they claim was the mastermind behind violent protests

Hyderabad: Teenager assaulted for refusing to chant “Jai Shri Ram”

Incident occurred during Bonalu procession in the Old City's Charmahal area; 14 arrested so far

Allahabad HC demands report from Mathura court about delay in hearings about mosque survey

Mathura court had decided to first hear matter pertaining to maintainability of suit itself

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Daily hearings on maintainability to begin from July 25

Petitioners have demanded that the Shahi Idgah mosque be removed and the entire mosque complex land be returned to the temple trust

Lucknow: Four men arrested for Lulu Mall namaz video

Police clarify that previous arrest of Hindu men was for disrupting public order while trying to enter mall to recite Hanuman Chalisa

Gyanvapi case: SC admits petition seeking permission to worship “Shivling”

Case to b heard on July 21, the same day as mosque committee’s plea against a survey of the premises will be heard by another SC bench

Babri Masjid demolition case: Allahabad High Court to hear plea against acquittal of 32 people

Leaders such as LK Advani, Uma Bharati and Murli Manohar Joshi had been acquitted in the criminal case surrounding the demolition

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Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

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