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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
NCM acts on CJP’s complaint, directs Mumbai Police to investigate Swami Jitendranand Saraswati’s hate speech
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CJP had moved NCM in June following his call for lynching of pregnant Muslim women
NBDSA acts on CJP’s complaint, directs News18 to take down fake news video about bombing in WB school
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Channel asked to take down the video and send confirmation to NBDSA in writing within 7 days of receiving the order
SC asks Centre to collect information from State on preventive, corrective and remedial measures on Hate Speech
Centre to submit a compilation of a booklet within a period of six weeks
Ajmer Dargah cleric arrested for calling for Nupur Sharma’s beheading
Police arrest him after his video goes viral on social media; incident comes just days after the horrific Udaipur beheading case
Hate Watch: Kerala Governor says madrasa education responsible for Udaipur beheading
Governor AM Khan claims madrasas violate the right to education, asks Sharia followers to leave India
Nupur Sharma single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country: SC
SC remarks on how Nupur Sharma’s remarks set the country on fire
Ilyas Sharafuddin spreads communal hate, CJP moves NCM
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He has painted a false picture of the teachings of Islam, made anti-Hindu comments
Demons to Jihadis, BJP’s Haribhushan Bachaul targets Muslims yet again
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The first time elect from Bisfi in the Madhubani district of Bihar has not spared any occasion to stigmatise Muslims; this time he called Agnipath protesters “Jihadi”
Ex IPS Officer NC Asthana’s twitter account suspended for violating rules
Retired officer tweets against Muslim minorities and spews hate online
Hate Offender: Who is Maulana Tauqeer Raza?
Ittehad-e-Millat Party chief Maulana Raza Khan from Bareilly keeps spitting Hindus against Muslims amidst the rising communal tensions
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