Communalism

CJP’s 2025 Hate Watch: leading the fight for accountability in the digital media

In 2025, CJP emerged as India’s leading voice confronting digital hate on television, spearheading sustained NBDSA interventions that challenged communal broadcasts/debate, secured corrective orders, and strengthened accountability frameworks to restrain the spread of hateful and polarising content across news media

Eye witness account from the broken heart of Jahangirpuri

Amir Sherwani, walks through the rubble of what was once the safe haven of scores of poor people Hindus and Muslims

Jahangirpuri demolition drive: Brinda Karat walks the talk yet again!

The CPI (M) Politburo member has filed a PIL against demolitions before the SC; court has permitted her lawyer to make submissions

Brinda Karat stands tall in front of bulldozers at Jahangirpuri’s Tiananmen square moment

A lesson in leadership from the 74-year-old CPI (M) Politburo member whose heroic act helped diffuse a volatile situation from escalating 

Khargone: Why is the administration ignoring the proliferation of hate on social media?

Given how incendiary forwards and inflammatory speeches incite Communal hate and targeted violence, administrative inaction is worrisome

Bengali Hindu refugee families allotted land in UP, while homes of Bengali Muslims face demolition in Delhi, Assam

Even as Bengali speaking Muslims continue to be labelled as Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, and are accused of sparking communal violence, Hindu refugees are treated differently

Jahangirpuri demolition drive: Do Supreme Court orders mean nothing to the BJP ruled Municipal Corporation?

Demolition drive stopped hours after SC orders to maintain status quo in Jahangirpuri

Will Uttarakhand allow yet another anti-Muslim Dharam Sansad to be held at Roorkee?

Hindu Raksha Vahini, demands demolition of Muslim homes, threatens ‘action’, Muslims reportedly fleeing the village

The changing anatomy of hate speech and communal violence

The executive, the Government, instantly decides who the culprits are and delivers immediate judgment where the houses of minority community are bulldozed

Karnataka: Court directs FIR against hate-monger, Chandru Moger

Dismissing the police’s non-cognisable document, the court called for an investigation into the hate speech by the HJS Coordinator, Monger who had made vile statements against Muslims

Nashik police prohibit Hanuman Chalisa just before and after Azaan

District Commissioner of Police said the decision was taken recognising the rights of the Muslim community

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