Hate Speech

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

MCC Violation: CJP seeks FIR against serial hate offender Kajal Hindustani

CJP formally approached the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, urging the registration of an FIR against Kajal Hindustani for her inflammatory anti-Muslim hate speech, Highlighting serious violations of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the Maharashtra state assembly elections

Suresh Chavhanke: The voice of extremism and champion of division media

Profile of Hate: Suresh Chavhanke, a relentless advocate of communal division, has turned Sudarshan News into a mouthpiece for bigotry, fueling Islamophobia and inciting hostility at far-right events through toxic and incendiary broadcasts.

Navigating Hate: A serial offender’s unchecked rhetoric in BJP’s Era

An overview of Yati Narsinghanand’s hate history, a self-proclaimed “preacher” who has become a countrywide threat to social harmony and whose consistent hate speeches permeate an already corrosive public sphere, making it conducive to harm and violence against Muslims

Suspended again: Deepak Sharma’s relentless cycle of hate across multiple social media accounts

As Sharma weaponises social media to sow discord, the relentless spread of his venomous rhetoric threatens the very foundations of communal harmony and justice

FIR against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair based on complaint by BJP leader Udita Tyagi, action on his social media posts sought

Complaint alleges that Zubair posted a video from an old program of Narsinghanand with the aim of inciting violence against the controversial priest; FIR also names AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, as well as prominent Muslim cleric Arshad Madni.

IAMC’s report urges for protecting faith, addresses the plight of religious minorities in India between May to August 2024

As detailed in the IAMC report, urgent reforms are needed to combat discrimination and violence against religious minorities, ensuring their right to practice their faith freely and safely

Protests erupt in Goa as Subhash Velingkar’s offensive remarks on St. Francis Xavier spark outrage

Provocative statements threaten the harmony of Goa’s diverse communities, igniting protests, demands for accountability and arrest; Church condemns the hurtful statement made by former RSS chief, raises calls for peace

Maharashtra: Six more complaints filed against hate offenders by CJP

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has been working 24 X 7, round the clock, to monitor and combat hate speech --and through this promote peace --in Maharashtra and across the country. In past week, CJP has filed six complaints to the Maharashtra Police, seeking preventive action against the ‘Hindu Janakrosh Morchas’ and SHS’s events

Despite legal promises, hate speech prosecutions in Maharashtra remain paralysed

With over 19 hate speech FIRs stuck in limbo, no reports of further investigations nor arrests, the Mahayuti state government faces criticism for slow (or no) action as communal tensions rise; CJP intensifies legal action and monitoring to curb growing communal violence in Maharashtra; details of the complaints filed by CJP may be read here.

Religious hate finds a stage at Dehradun Press Club, event on “how to save women from jihadis” organised

Incendiary calls for arming Hindus and vilifying Muslims echo from a press club stage, Yati Ramswaroopanand Giri brazenly urged Hindus to arm themselves to "protect the women in their families"

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