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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Your silence is deeply worrying: IIT alumni write to PM
Letter reminds PM that on top of rising unemployment, the country is now faced with the grave danger from rising calls for genocide of one community
Narsinghanand arrested: Is it for Hate Speech or misogyny?
Accused of spewing venom at minorities during the Haridwar Dharma Sansad, he was arrested for objectionable remarks against women; some publications report it was for Hate Speech also
PM Modi not speaking up against calls for genocide of Muslims: Amnesty International, Genocide Watch
Experts say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “as the leader of India”, has an obligation to denounce this genocidal speech, and has not spoken against it yet
Meet Ali Sohrab, an Islamist radical creating communal divide online
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Sohrab specialises in making social media comments against secular Muslims and Hindus, to add fuel to the communal fires
Odisha: 3 activists arrested for speaking truth to power in fact-finding report
Civil society and human rights groups detailed the continued oppression in Jagatsinghpur’s Dhinkia region during 2021
Most vicious attacks on SC: Plea seeks contempt against Yati Narsighanand for derogatory remarks
The plea has been filed seeking AG’s consent for filing contempt against Yati as he used abusive language against the apex court
Woman beaten, burnt on “witchcraft” charges in Simdega
Second lynching in the area this year; on Jan 4 a man was beaten and burnt for allegedly cutting down sacred trees
All of you will die, your children too: Narsinghanand tells Haridwar cops as they arrest Jitendra Tyagi
After the Supreme Court's notice Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi was the first accused to be arrested in the Haridwar hate speech case
CJP’s new map tracks Caste-based Hate Crimes across India in 2021
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These are not figures from a century ago, but from the past year; Hate crimes against Dalits and Adivasis continue even today!
Hate Offender: Meet Deepak Sharma, a self proclaimed Hindutva ‘leader’ seeking political attention in UP
Sharma has declared he “will do a freelance campaign everyday,” for “bulldozer baba” as he fondly refers to UP’s CM Adityanath
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