Hate Speech

Brinda Karat seeks review of SC verdict in Thakur-Verma hate speech case

Plea argues the Court wrongly held no cognisable offence was made out without a merits hearing

What does Raj Thackeray hope to achieve with his anti-Muslim speech?

The latest hate-speech by the MNS chief raises questions about the party’s priorities

Hate Offender Yati Narsinghanand violates bail conditions, calls for communal violence

Journalists also heckled and attacked at the Hindu Mahapanchayat held on Sunday in Delhi

Ajmal’s culture is my enemy: Assam CM’s openly anti-Muslim statement

Himanta Biswa Sarma counters allegations of AIUDF support during Assembly vote with pointed remarks against Badruddin Ajmal and “his culture”

Hate Watch: Saffron flags greet Tejasvi Surya’s cycle rally outside mosque

The Karnataka based Bharatiya Janata Party leader had recently organised a cycle rally from Bangalore to Kolar

Hate Watch: ‘Swami’ Sanjay Prabhakaranand twists patriotic song into hate noise

The song, "Aao Bachcho Tumhen Dikhayen" is now worded to verbally abuse Mamata Banerjee and target Muslims

Only 8 election-time online hate speech complaints in 2022, only 130 instances since 2019: Centre

Although the ECI reported only eight online hate speeches in 2022, news coverage shows that social media still played a huge role in spread hate

Silence is not an option: Journalists to India’s Constitutional institutions

Senior journalists appeal for action against hate speech and open calls for genocide

Fake news about bombing in Bengal school, CJP moves NBDSA

News 18 had aired a story that turned out ot be completely devoid of facts

Uttar Pradesh: Ex MLA holds post-defeat meeting with supporters, threatens opponents 

Reeling under defeat, Sangeet Som claims “Baba's bulldozer and Som’s stick will both work” in his area of Sardhana, Meerut

Jitendra Tyagi’s Dharam Sansad hate speech intended to wage war: Uttarakhand High Court

The Court said that the freedom of speech is not an absolute right and is subject to limitations contained in Article 19(2) of the Constitution

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