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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
CJP flags BJP MLA from UP Mayankeshwar Singh’s communal hate speech to SEC
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He had said, "If you want to stay in Hindustan you will have to say “Radhe Radhe”
Yati Narsinghanand granted Bail in Case of ‘Derogatory Remarks’ Against Women
Image Courtesy:thewire.in“Yati Narsinghanand welcomed by his supporters with chants...
Hate Watch: How is BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh getting away with anti Muslim hate speech?
Speaking at election meetings, Singh said ‘Inshallah’ be damned in Uttar Pradesh’s ‘shooter baba's government’
Hate Watch: ‘India becoming Lebanon’ propaganda video aims to create panic and hate
A video, shot to look like a talk on history by an ‘expert’, but in fact is aimed at spreading panic and communal hate is now doing the rounds on whatsapp groups
Hate Speech: BJP MLA Raghvendra Pratap Singh targets Muslims in UP election meeting
Singh told voters that if they elect him again, Muslims will stop wearing their skullcaps and start putting Hindu tilaks
HateBuster: Right-wing gets egg on the face for using fake photo of Muskan
Madhu Kishwar used a picture of JDS’s Najma Nazeer, claiming she is the girl at the centre of the hijab controversy
HateBuster: Pro-Pakistan slogans raised in Samajwadi Party rally, claim rightwingers
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Is Prayagraj’s ‘Sant Sammelan’ just another edition of Haridwar’s infamous Dharma Sansad?
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Twitter vs Hate Speech battle now in France, court issues strict directions
Twitter has showed no initiative to comply with these directions seeking details on hate speech measures
Uttar Pradesh: Why were communal slogans raised in Ghaziabad?
Ghaziabad district’s 2,899,484 eligible voters residing in five assembly segments: Loni, Muradnagar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Modinagar, will cast their vote on February 10
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