Communalism

‘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

How will Delhi Police respond to VHP’s threat?

Vishva Hindu Parishad threatens to launch "a battle" against the Police, cops issue revised statement on ‘arrest’ of VHP man

Curfew back in place after Madhya Pradesh police record first death in Khargone

Victim  Ibraish Khan’s family alleges police cover up, RTI reveals a bizarre new twist to demolition of Muslim homes in the area 

Koderma: What actually happened on Ram Navami?

A fact-finding report on the communal violence and resulting police investigation

Fresh violence reported from Jahangirpuri

Left parties’ fact finding team releases report, CPI (M) Delhi calls for a protest on April 19, against those “instigating communal violence” 

Jahangirpuri: “Peace” on the ground, but what about the fear in the hearts?

Around 23 arrests have been made so far, all reportedly of Muslims only, BJP and AAP begin the political blame game

Mob sets three houses ablaze in Agra over interfaith relationship

Woman confirms that she eloped willingly, FIR filed against 100 people

Hanuman Jayanti procession participants hoist flag on Gujarat dargah

Around 100 were part of a procession that stopped at dargah, playing loud music, three men entered and hoisted a saffron flag; five arrested

Jahangirpuri Violence: 14 Arrested, all from the minority community, main accused a minor?

Alleging police partisanship and brutality, the family of the main accused – who is being portrayed as 22 in the media – has said the minor was home when the incident took place.

Minority Muslim community will move MP HC: BJP Govt’s ‘selective’ bulldozer violence

Committed to getting justice, stating that the demolition drive has rendered several people homeless, a Muslim cleric asked why the government was punishing the family members of those who were allegedly involved in the riots, reported PTI. 

Bulldozing the law and homes of the Muslim marginalized: Gujarat

Properties belonging to the “accused” in Ramanavmi communal violence razed in in the State of Gujarat

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