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Censorship and the Drumbeats of Hate: Mapping the state of free speech ahead of the 2026 polls
A new report by Free Speech Collective traces five years of censorship, criminalisation of dissent, and the rise of hate-driven political discourse across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry—raising urgent questions about the conditions for free and fair elections
Hate speech: SC asks for video of Sakal Hindu Samaj proposed meet in Mumbai on Feb 5
Sakal Hindu Samaj had earlier held a rally on January 29 in Mumbai where calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims were made.
Joining the anti-minority hate speech brigade, Baba Ramdev spews venom
After making derogatory statements against women, Ramdev now attacks Muslims and Christians
Pravin Togadia urges Hindus to join AHP and Bajrang Dal, to prepare for a battle
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AHP leader urges to make Hindus prosperous, making India Muslim free
Is the VHP above the law in this new age of impunity?
VHP leader Sharan Pumpwell publicly states that the murder of Fazil was committed by their Hindutva activists
Another call for Hindu Rashtra, this time from Karnataka
Guruprasad Gowda said that Hindu Rashtra should be established with full might
Mumbai: BJP leaders attend far right Hindutva rally where calls for economic boycott of Muslims, violence against them are made
Event organized by extremist organizations like the Hindu Janjagriti Samiti, Sanatan Sanstha and Bajrang Dal was addressed by BJP MLA, T Raja Singh.
Chavhanke indulges in hate speech again, encourages audience to take oath for “Hindu Rashtra” with him
Says the Supreme Court pressured the Delhi Police to initiate a FIR against him
No discussion on who killed Mahatma Gandhi is complete without addressing idea of a Hindu Rashtra
First published on: 28 Jul 2016The murder of Mahatma...
Deepak Sharma is back on Twitter
His divisive and abusive posts got him suspended from the platform last year but Elon Musk’s new policy has reinstated him and other hate offenders on the platform.
Hundreds can be seen repeating the communal and anti-Muslim oath administered by Pravin Togadia
Once again, the AHP leader called for a population control law, a uniform civil code, and a love-jihad law
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