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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
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Minorities Commission forwards CJP’s complaint against Tejasvi Surya Bengaluru DGP
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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
SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe in ‘Dharam Sansad’ due to lack of substantive police inquiry
The petition filed by former Patna High Court judge and a journalist, states that the police have failed to fulfill constitutional ‘duty of care’ by not conducting fair investigation
Socio-economic boycott of Muslims underway in Chhattisgarh?
Hindutva groups urge people to take an oath saying, “We Hindus will not buy goods from any Muslim”
Meet CT ‘Desh ke gaddaron ko goli maro’ Ravi, a repeat hate offender
The BJP leader has targeted minorities and women in the past
Dalits and Adivasis suffered violence and discrimination even in 2021
Though most of these attacks emerge from societal prejudices and historic alienation, a dispensation that has encouraged a state of impunity to targeted crimes of the most marginalised has made matters more acute
Charting hate in India 2021
SabrangIndia presents a map to showcase the attacks on India's secular spirit
Dharma Sansad an attack on India’s Constitution: Open letter
Senior veteran officers and rights collectives ask the President and Prime Minister to curb communal violence in India
Mumbaikars condemn Dharma Sansad
Mumbaikars gathered just before the New Year to denounce the hate spewed during the Dharma Sansad
“Godman” who insulted Mahatma Gandhi arrested
Kalicharan was arrested by Raipur Police on December 30, however, many who called for genocide of Muslims in Haridwar continue to roam free
Hate Speech: The worst words of 2021, we hope do not spill over into 2022
Here are some examples of this year's worst hate offenders who spewed an unprecedented amount of hate with impunity, perhaps aiming to fuel violence and polarise people
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