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‘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
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Hate Watch: BJP Top functionaries spew hate against ‘Miya Muslims” in Assam
Why are the words ‘Miya Muslim and what they connote such a ‘threat’ to Assamese culture?
CJP has petitioned NBDSA, urging action against the partisan debate in Aman Chopra’s show on News India 18
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The host presented biased and manipulated facts, encouraged the Gujarat Police for flogging Muslim youth over entering Garba Pandals
Suo motu action against hate speech crimes must be taken without waiting for complaint : Supreme Court
Image courtesy: https://www.lawinsider.in There cannot be fraternity unless different religious communities...
Supreme Court notice to Centre in plea seeking action against leaders: Hate Speech
A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar has also tagged Abdullah’s petition which also sought an independent probe into the incidents of hate speech and hate crimes against the Muslim community.
Communal and instigating speeches made at Virat Hindu Sabha, CJP moves NCM
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Blatant Calls made for boycott and genocide of Muslim Community by prominent religious leaders
FIR over hate speech and brandishing of swords at Udupi Durga Daud event
Photos reported by the media led to public criticism, with questions also raised about the role of police as BJP MLA Raghupathy Bhat was a part of it.
CJP serves a notice to News18 over debate show justifying flogging of Muslim men by Gujarat Police
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The show intended to spread hatred against Muslims by questioning why should they take part in Garbacelebrations at all
CJP files complaint against Sudhir Chaudhary’s show on Aaj Tak for its communal narrative
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In his show, Chaudhary alleged that ‘Love Jihad’ is a motive for Muslim men to enter Garba pandals
Supreme Court trains its gaze on hate speech, once again
After a ruling in September 2022, two more benches of India’s top court take cognizance of the threats to violence caused by hate speech in October
Hardline Hindutva leaders give call to bear weapons, chop off hands, heads of minorities
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Open call for violence made at same VHP rally where Parvesh Verma called for economic boycott of a particular community
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