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Punjab & Haryana High Court refuses anticipatory bail to journalist accused of provocative, communal statements against Purvanchal community
Justice Sumeet Goel cites prima facie digital evidence, seriousness of hate-motivated speech, and the need for custodial interrogation
CJP seeks action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and AIMIM’s Tausif Alam for election code violations in Bihar
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In twin complaints to the Election Commission, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) alleges Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and AIMIM candidate Tausif Alam of crossing constitutional red lines — one by communalising the campaign with hate-laden rhetoric, the other by threatening brutal violence against a rival, exposing the deep decay of democratic discourse in the Bihar elections
From Campaign Trail to Communal Provocation: CJP files complaint against Bandi Sanjay Kumar for divisive campaigning in Hyderabad by-election
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Mocking Islamic practices and appealing to Hindu identity for votes, CJP’s complaint says that the BJP leader’s remarks violate the Model Code of Conduct, the Representation of the People Act, and the spirit of India’s secular Constitution
From Welfare to Expulsion: Bihar’s MCC period rhetoric turns citizenship into a campaign weapon
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Three formal complaints filed during the Model Code of Conduct period—against Union Ministers Giriraj Singh and Nityanand Rai, and BJP MP Ashok Kumar Yadav—combined with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Siwan speech, reveal a pattern of communal and exclusionary rhetoric that blurred the line between campaign promise and state threat
Court stays proceedings against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat over alleged derogatory remarks targeting Muslim women
After a video of his alleged inflammatory speech at a Deepotsava event went viral, the Sessions Court in Puttur restrained police from arresting or detaining Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat — the latest in a long series of hate speech complaints against the influential RSS organiser in coastal Karnataka
Bihar Elections Build-up: ‘Won’t allow namaz’, ‘namak haram’, BJP MPs’ communal hate-filled remarks draw fire
In the build-up to the Bihar state elections, BJP leaders make a string of hate speech’s with BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur also saying that if a daughter goes to a ‘non-believer’s house’, her ‘legs should be broken’
From Words to Bulldozers: How a Chief Minister’s rhetoric triggered and normalised punitive policing in Bareilly
Following the “I Love Muhammad” controversy in September 2025, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s public warnings—using phrases like “chedhoge to chodenge nahi” and “denting and painting must be done”—were swiftly mirrored by mass arrests, property demolitions, and internet shutdowns, raising urgent questions about legality, proportionality, and the social impact of executive speech
CJP urges NCM action against hate speech campaign vilifying Bengali Muslims as ‘Infiltrators’
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In a detailed complaint, CJP has urged the National Commission for Minorities to act on a wave of hate speech, vigilantism, and communal mobilisation targeting Bengali-origin Muslims wrongly branded as “Bangladeshi infiltrators”
How the Hindutva propaganda machine turns citizens into ‘infiltrators’
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Hate speech primes state machinery to criminalise citizens as outsiders and justify unlawful deportations.
Hate crimes: Report documents 602 hate crimes, 345 hate speech incidents in 1st year of Modi’s third term
A staggering 947 hate-driven incidents have dotted the first year of the third term of the Modi (NDA) regime says a report jointly documented by the APCR and Quill Foundation and released recently
CJP breaks down post-Pahalgam hate attacks through graphics and data
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Over 180 attacks were reported across India, with a concentration in five northern and central states—Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Of these, 66 incidents (36.66%) can be directly linked to hate crimes justified as ‘revenge’ for the Pahalgam attack. This unique visualisation report by CJP presents post-Pahalgam (April 22) hate crime data in a new, accessible format
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Communalism
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Gujarat High Court calls out “routine emergency”, strikes down years of Section 144 orders, demands transparency in all future restrictions
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The Tamil Nadu Challenge: The Self-Respect Movement and Periyar E.V. Ramasami
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India
Baba Adhav the grassroots campaigner and leader of the socially oppressed passed away at 96
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