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A Conspiracy of Hate: The Aligarh temple graffiti incident

Aligarh Police exposed that the “I Love Muhammad” graffiti on temple walls—first blamed on local Muslims—was a staged act of revenge over a land dispute, emerging amid state-wide crackdowns and communal tension, the case laid bare how personal vendettas can be weaponised to inflame religion and hatred

Dalits in Tamil Nadu are experiencing a rise in violence against them

From being unable to bury the dead due to bureaucratic delays, to facing increased hate for having a tattoo of B R Ambedkar, violence against Dalit refuses to abate

Uttar Pradesh: A divisive agenda to the fore

A new divisive agenda has taken hold over India’s...

Madhya Pradesh: Dalits villagers, including women, attacked by dominant caste group over cutting of tree

Dalit villagers were assaulted and brutally attacked for objecting over trees being cut in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.

Former DU Professor, Achin Vanaik, stands by his lecture on Palestine despite pressure

After facing criticism from the OP Jindal University’s officials as well as the Israeli ambassador, after having his lecture at IIT-Bombay cancelled, Achin Vanaik stands by his statements, saying he was misinterpreted

Hate speeches at events across north India, calls for violence against minorities

From the CM of Assam, to unnamed Hindutva leaders, antagonistic speeches against religious minorities seems to be the fillip for these events

Does opposing mines & protecting our forests mean we support “Maoists”, Adivasis protest mining in Gadchiroli

This report was published on November 20, 2023, at the Anti-Displacement Movement & State Repression Public Meeting and Press Conference organised by Forum against Corporatisation and Militarisation. It has been compiled and published by Damkondawahi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Fact Finding Team.

Transgender day of remembrance: Solidarity statement

The All India Feminist Forum (AIFF), in a statement issued on November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), has issued a remembrance statement of solidarity with all those who have faced and fought structural injustices, especially violence and discrimination.

8 anti-mining activists allege brute lathi charge, agitators detained in Gadchiroli for “stopping cops from duty”

Activists have alleged that a lathi charge has taken place and is continuing with several protesters sustaining injuries; PTI reports that eight protesters have been detained

How Not To Remember Birsa Munda 

Every year November 15 is celebrated as Birsa Munda...

Anti-Dalit violence emerges in the first half of November in alarming numbers

From Kerala, to Karnataka, to Andhra and Tamil Nadu, shocking incidents of attacks on Dalits reveal how fatal it is to be Dalit in India

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A Conspiracy of Hate: The Aligarh temple graffiti incident

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