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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings
Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly
BJP’s Tathagata Roy calls for CAA procedures to conduct genitalia check to confirm religion
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Sharp increase in violence against Christians, 161 incidents of violence in 75 days of 2024
The report by the United Christian Forum (UCF) has documented 161 incidents and highlighted that burial rights denied to families even as fabricated cases have seen over 100 Indian Christians arrested
Badaun, UP: Heinous instance of murder of 2 minors given communal colour to bash a religious minority
While the state police and family of the deceased have not been able to ascertain the reason behind the killing, trolls on social media take this opportunity to bash the religious minority community as the accused is a Muslim
As the date for the general assembly election approaches, hate crimes in India continue
From Noida which witnessed a heinous beating of a reportedly Muslim man, to UP’s Badaun where a man committed the double murder of children and was soon after gunned down. Hate continues to result in crime and violence.
Ground report: Protests erupt in Assam after portrayal of Muslims as criminals in rally by Bodoland University
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Shops reopened in Dharchula, Uttarakhand FIRs filed after calm restored: SP
Shops belonging to the minority community reopened in Dharchula town of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Monday, March 18 following the intervention of the district administration.
Hate crime committed against foreign students in Gujarat University
Foreign students attacked in GU, rooms and motorcycles vandalised over namaz row
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Bodoland University’s cultural event reportedly displays Muslims as criminals escorted by police, student groups demand apology
A cultural procession organised by its Department of History at the Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam took a disturbing turn when it depicted Muslims as criminals.
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