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Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches

Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays

Release India Human Rights Impact Assessment report: Activists to Facebook

The report could shed light on the exact role played by Facebook in helping cultivate an ecosystem of Hate in India

Karnataka: Muslim man killed after Hindutva hate speech

While 19-year-old Sameer was killed, 21-year-old Shamseer is critical after they were attacked in Gadag district, allegedly soon after a Bajrang Dal event where anti-Muslim hate was instigated

Meet Nand Kishor Gurjar, a BJP MLA who thrives on Hate Speech

Recently rewarded with a ticket to contest the upcoming Assembly election from Loni; Election Commission slapped a notice on him for allegedly spreading communal hatred

Your silence is deeply worrying: IIT alumni write to PM

Letter reminds PM that on top of rising unemployment, the country is now faced with the grave danger from rising calls for genocide of one community

All of you will die, your children too: Narsinghanand tells Haridwar cops as they arrest Jitendra Tyagi

After the Supreme Court's notice Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi was the first accused to be arrested in the Haridwar hate speech case

CJP’s new map tracks Caste-based Hate Crimes across India in 2021

These are not figures from a century ago, but from the past year; Hate crimes against Dalits and Adivasis continue even today!

Hate Offender: Meet Deepak Sharma, a self proclaimed Hindutva ‘leader’ seeking political attention in UP

Sharma has declared he “will do a freelance campaign everyday,” for “bulldozer baba” as he fondly refers to UP’s CM Adityanath

Repeat hate offender Milind Ekbote once again rewarded with bail

He has been charged with rioting, disturbing peace, but was granted bail despite his previous track record of allegedly inciting hate and violence

SC issues notice in plea urging criminal prosecution in Dharam Sansad case

Spiritual leaders had called for genocide of minorities at the event, but little or no action has been taken against them so far

Minorities Commission forwards CJP’s complaint against Tejasvi Surya Bengaluru DGP

In May 2021, the BJP MP had insinuated that only volunteers of minority community were responsible for an alleged "bed blocking scam" in the city to prevent majority community Covid-19 patients from getting medical care

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Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches

Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays

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