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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
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Uttarakhand HC must stop the June 15 Mahapanchayat and assure protection to all citizens
The matter was mentioned before the Uttarakhand Chief Justice, Vipin Sanghi by advocate Shahrukh Alam on June 14 at 1.15 p.m. The advocate stated that the petition concerns ultimatums given to a “particular” community to leave the place before the June 15 Mahapanchayat; the CJ has ordered matter to be listed on the morning of June 15
File a criminal case against Vikram Pavaskar, Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan demand citizens and social organisations
While delivering a memorandum to Police Inspector Shashikant Chavan of Islampur police station, Dhanaji Gurav, B. G. Patil, Digvijay Patil, Shakir Tamboli, Shahaji Patil demanded the investigation and prosecution of Vikram Pavaskar and Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan
SC orders petitioners to move HC on ‘Mahapanchayat’ immediately, also write to authorities: Uttarakhand Communal Tensions
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, June 14, directed petitioners to move the Uttarakhand High Court (HC) on a petition seeking to prevent a 'mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town in Uttar Kashi district. The apex court also ruled that the petitioners could/must immediately write to local authorities.
Stop Uttarakhand Mahapanchayat, could lead to targeted communal violence: Petitions urge CJI
Two leading authors and academics, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and also India’s oldest human rights and civil liberties platform, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in separate letter petitions, have brought to the attention of the highest court, that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence". The Mahapanchayat announced by the right wing on June 15 threatens them further
Muslim Mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand to raise concerns over targeting of community
The Mahapanchayat is going to be held on June 18 and an appeal will be made to stop the targeting
Kalicharan inciteful speech in Pune; Police lack willingness to act
He tried to incite people to take up violence against “invaders”
The biggest exodus of the decade: Muslims leave Uttarkashi amidst threats, hate speech
In many places shop owners have admitted that they have forced Muslim shop owners/tenants to leave the town and videos of goons vandalising Muslim shops have also erupted
‘Aurangzeb ki auladen ‘, a term for Indian Muslims or high caste Hindus?
Tyrannical as the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb may have been, when he targeted Sufis, Shia Muslims and Hindus alike, its stability and that of the entire Mughal Dynasty depended on the political and social support of privileged (high) caste Hindus
What lies behind the latest Islamophobic slur ‘#Gaming jihad’?
A lone case of alleged forced conversion in Ghaziabad through an online gaming app unleashes hate - #Gaming Jihad’ is the latest epithet that adds to a long line of previous slurs, #CoronoJihad, #PopulationJihad, #Land Jihad, #Madrassa Jihad
Kolhapur Citizens meet Collector Rekhawar question impunity of Hindutvawaadi organisations
Eminent and active citizens and senior activists from social organisations met Kolhapur Collector, Rahul Rekhawar on June 9 and urged prompt action against mobs and leaders who instigated hate speech and violence on June 6 and 7
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