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Hate crimes: Report documents 602 hate crimes, 345 hate speech incidents in 1st year of Modi’s third term

A staggering 947 hate-driven incidents have dotted the first year of the third term of the Modi (NDA) regime says a report jointly documented by the APCR and Quill Foundation and released recently

Hate Watch: Hindutva group raises slogans outside Muslim-owned shop in Gujarat

Men and women can be seen and heard shouting slogans and posing for photos for cameras outside what is reportedly a Muslim-owned business

Furfura Sharif cleric Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui adds fuel to communal fire

Siddiqui’s hate speech against those who allegedly placed a Quran at a Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh is a call to violence

Hate Speech: Abbas Siddiqui does it again!

Will the West Bengal government take action against the serial hate offender?

Hate Watch: TN Police demolish Sudarshan TV’s communal ‘Fake News’

The channel had claimed in a news report that a student was beaten for wearing a ‘rudraksha’ mala

Demolish Gadag Jumma Masjid to build Venkateshwara temple: Pramod Muthalik

Gadag is known for religious harmony, and the Veeranarayana Jumma Masjid Trust, manages the Veeranarayana temple as well as the Jumma Masjid

Chhattisgarh: Abhishek Singh son of ex-CM Raman Singh booked for rioting along with BJP PM Santosh Pandey 

They also allegedly participated in a communal rally calling for violence against Muslims in Kawardha

Facebook: A new age catalyst for hate crimes and misinformation?

A former employee of Facebook has filed complaint before the US SEC which indicates that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false claims in his Congressional testimony about taking action against objectionable content

Hate Watch: Kerala students get high scores, DU Prof calls it ‘Marks Jihad’!

Rakesh Kumar Pandey, who made the communal allegation, is an associate professor of Physics at Kirori Mal College

Hate Watch: Communal hatred spread at Rajghat on October 2?

Professor Vipin K Tripathi, a renowned Gandhian, witnessed hate speech by a retired professor allegedly fueling anti-Muslim, anti farmer sentiments

Jantar Mantar case: Hate monger Pinky Chaudhary granted bail

He and other accused had allegedly called for the slaughter of Muslims during a rally on August 8

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