Hate Speech

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

What a one-sided Kerala Story does to society

Some videos have surfaced online which show how the reactions to the movie have created fear mongering and in some cases even led to violence. The fear is that there is possibly more to come

Former RAW officer makes inciteful speech, belittles Islam and Christianity

In this undated speech, RSN Singh, known to have made controversial statement against Prophet Mohammad in the past, said that Hindus have the right to analyse all other religions

Maharashtra: Another hate event organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, Bharatanand Saraswati delivers anti-Muslim hate speech

Action yet to be taken over the complaint filed on April 30 hate event, SC orders to take strict cognizance of hate events remain on paper

MP: AHP leader Pravin Togadia delivers hate speeches in 3 districts over 3 days, targets the religious minorities of India

Togadia can be heard in his speeches demanding that one lakh "Hanuman Chalisa Kendra" be built to unite Hindus in their fight against Muslims

CJP sends complaint to SP SDPO, Jalgaon against HJS event where conspiracy theories against Muslims was being peddled

CJP highlighted that the speech delivered by two unidentified speakers, one man and one woman, promoted an exclusionist ideology, targeting and alienating the Muslim community.

FIR against Suresh Chavhanke in Jalgaon, Maharashtra

This is the first FIR against Chavhanke of Sudarshan news in Maharashtra after he made 5 hate speeches in the state in the past 5 month; seven other FIRs have been registered against serial hate offenders

District EC officials to inquire into CJP’s hate speech complaints within 24 hours: Karnataka

The State’s Election Commission has acted promptly on CJP's complaint and asked the district offices to conduct an inquiry and report to it within 24 hours

PUCL petitions M’tra DGP, urging preventive action against hate speech and prosecution of offenders

The human rights organization, now impleaded in the ongoing hate speech case has, in this representation to DGP Rajnish Seth pointed out that despite repeated and periodic strictures by the Supreme Court of India (SC), several such hate events are being allowed to take place in the state with no visible signs of any action

CJP files complaint against suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh in SEC, Karnataka for delivering anti-Muslim hate speeches at BJP rallies

CJP has sought swift action, passing of necessary strictures a bar on Singh from giving any speeches, as well a direction for an unconditional public apology.

Citizens meet CP Thane, file complaint against hate-filled Islamophobic speech by HJDS in Mumbra, Thane

Speakers at the event, organised on April 30 by the Sakal Hindu Saamaj, had urged the audience to take up arms; the delegation had representatives of NAPM, Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, Sanjeevan Trust, Kendra, and CJP, they sought swift prosecution

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