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Act Against Hate Speech: PUCL Delhi to ECI
Ahead of Assembly elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, PUCL Delhi has urged CEC Gyanesh Kumar to take immediate measures against hate speech targeting minorities, Dalits and other vulnerable communities
Sheath the swords, while there is still time!
Swords, tridents, axes, just a few of the weapons Hindutva groups want your neighbours to stock up
Bajrang Muni Das openly threatens Muslim women with sexual assault
The 'Mahant' and Hindutva leader from Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh, while sitting in a vehicle parked outside a Sitapur mosque, threatened to abduct and rape Muslim women; crowd cheered him on chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’
Gujarat: Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad is stage for anti-Muslim abuse, trident distribution
The weapon distribution event was attended by a Member of Parliament Dipsinh Rathore, MLA Raju Chavda and members of VHP and Bajrang Dal; there has been no condemnation from Gandhinagar or Delhi
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
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