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

Hate watch: “Keep your knives sharp” says terror accused Pragya Thakur

In an inciting speech, Thakur urged Hindus to retaliate and use knives to protect themselves if a situation arises

VHP Leaders allegedly threatens to burn down Muslims in presence of Police!

In a video posted on social media, a group of people threaten to “set ablaze” the Muslims living in the Aaron District of Madhya Pradesh

Hate Speech: Kalicharan spews hate against Muslims in protest for “Love-Jihad” law, Maharashtra

In his inciteful speech, Kalicharan claims that drinking water that has a wild boar tooth socked overnight in it will cure "Love-Jihad"

Real Impact, Real Change: CJP’s year of monitoring violations: a review

Approaching several authorities to curtail hate speech and demand action against those guilty of targeted violence, CJP has had an action-packed year, and achieved tangible results

Saffron brigade manufactures hateful controversy around SRK’s ‘Pathaan’

Prominent BJP leaders paved the way calling for the boycott of the movie basis a song where “saffron” colour donned by the actress and “green” colour donned by the actor have become a point of contention

Pravin Togadia of the Antar Rashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) spews venom: Assam

Only Hindus should be superintendents of police or district magistrates, said Togadia; earlier this year, April 6, Pravin Togadia had similarly targeted Muslims in his hate speech at Golokganj of Dhubri district in the state

Police complaint filed against Paresh Rawal over ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ remark, he backs off, says he meant only “illegal Bangladeshis”

A police complaint was filed against actor-politician Paresh Rawal on Friday, December 2, for allegedly spreading "hate speech" with his “cook fish for Bengalis” remark during an election rally in Gujarat.

How Hate has laced the Gujarat 2022 Election Campaign

From the Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswas Sarma to his UP counterpart, Ajay Bisht a la Adityanath and actor Paresh Rawal, the actor, hate speech is clearly the BJP’s preferred campaign weapon; speeches are likely to worsen after the first phase

K’taka: Muslim boy and man thrashed with rods by mob

The young boy was allegedly attacked for watching some objectionable video, which he denies

Hate Watch: Amit Shah says “more mazars than population” during Gujarat rally

He congratulated CM Bhupendra Patel for demolishing illegal mazars in Beyt Dwarka

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