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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
Civil society speaks up against ‘Dharam Sansad’; protests planned, police complaints filed
Feminist organisations in Mumbai are amongst those who have filed complaints at police stations against the contentious event and a protest has also been planned in Mumbai
Poisoning people’s minds to ensure polarisation in the coming polls
With Uttar Pradesh going to poll soon, the ruling party wants to reignite its communal agenda
Why does the PM look the other way when BJP leaders give communal speeches?
BJP politicians are in the limelight for spewing communal speeches that sound like right-(BJP)wing chants
Activists counter call for genocide with a call for secularity
Human rights activists and experts talk about the dangers of increasing hate-speech in India during a press conference organized today
Uttarakhand: Will Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi nee Wasim Rizvi benefit from the FIR against him, or will he be the scapegoat?
Uttarakhand police filed an FIR against Tragi-Rizvi for speaking at the ‘Dharma Sansad’ that became a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew anti-Muslim hate speech and call for communal violence
How did Uttarakhand govt allow calls for Muslim genocide in Haridwar?
A ‘Dharma Sansad’ held between December 17-19 was a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew hate speech and call for communal violence.
Wasim Rizvi converts to Hinduism, continues spewing venom against Islam
Converts at Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, and his name reportedly is "Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi"
Hate Watch: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya continues spewing anti-Muslim venom
Calls Muslims “lungi chaap, jaalidaar topi goondas” and accuses them of “roaming the streets with revolvers in their hands and threatening businessmen” before the 2017 Assembly elections
NCM asks Tripura gov’t to expedite report about alleged vandalism of mosques
CJP had filed a complaint before the Commission on October 29 seeking inquiry into news reports that indicated vandalism of mosques and properties belonging to Muslims.
Hate Watch: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya adding fuel to the communal embers?
Keshav Prasad Maurya seems to have made a bid to share the limelight with his political bosses and perhaps outdo them in some ways by making controversial statements
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