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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Elections 2024: Democratic Ethos and Plight of Minorities
The recent order requiring eateries in Uttar Pradesh and...
Two petitions filed in SC challenging UP and Uttarakhand governments’ directive to display name of shop owner and staff for being unconstitutional
Both the petitions, filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra and the other by academic Apoorvanand Jha and columnist Aakar Patel, highlight violation of Article 14, 15, 17, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, calls the move to be arbitrary and disproportionate with the aim to target Muslims and Dalits
Opposition leaders, activists demand suspension of SP, Kolhapur and judicial inquiry into Vishal-gad Kolhapur violence
In letters and memorandum addressed to CM Shinde and authorities, demands to unveil the “mastermind” behind the targeted violence against Muslims have been made, Shakir Tamboli urges to pause the anti-encroachment drive till the rainy season
Post violence follow-up in Gajapur village of Kolhapur shows Muslims families left with no food, shelter or vehicles, activists blame authorities of being mute...
Activist Medha Pansare highlights the plight of the women and the presence of police in the violence hit-area, which is not letting people provide aid or speak to the affected families; Activist Shakir Tamboli demands the transfer of SP, under whose charge 2 major incidents of targeted violence against Muslims have taken place
Uttarakhand: Local leader alleges shots fired by BJP workers as Muslim voters beaten when they went to vote
During a by-election in Manglaur, Uttarakhand, several Muslim voters were reportedly injured and prevented after violence took place on July 10. Locals have alleged that BJP workers came and threatened Muslims, and even shot rounds. Police have denied that shots were fired, and have called it a clash.
CJP flags 8 incidents of hate crime including lynchings to National Commission for Minorities
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In its joint complaint dated July 10, CJP listed 8 episodes of gruesome hate crimes committed in the months of June-July to the national body for the minorities asking the latter to take concrete actions
Rahul Gandhi’s Hinduism versus BJP-RSS’s Hindutva
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Jharkhand: Another case of mob lynching of Muslim man
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30-year-old man named Akhtar Ansari, a father of four, was lynched in Tatisilve, Ranchi and Firooz Qureshi was beaten up by three men in the Shamli district
A Rare Annihilator of Caste
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June 2024: 10 violent attacks against cattle transporters and 14 cases of communal violence in various states across India
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News of communal violence, mob lynchings, and vigilante attacks on India’s Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs have been arriving daily. Sabrang India compiled the incidents, noting over 10 known cases of vigilante violence against cattle transporters across the country. Additionally, there were 14 incidents of communal violence in various parts of the country, including Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh.
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