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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
Yati Narsinghanand and his ‘ecosystem of hate’: CJP moves NCM
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The complaint highlights how Yati Narsinghanand, has seemingly created Dasna as a breeding ground for hate where politically-motivated Hindus are trained and manipulated to act against Muslims to disrupt harmony
Hyderabad-based techie arrested for threating Virat Kohli’s infant with rape
Ramnagesh Srinivas Akubathinihad reportedly changed his Twitter handle and pretended to be a Pakistani user
Hate bandwagon prospers under Narsinghanand’s patronage
The video that has been taken down by Facebook was a live video where followers of Yati Narsinghanand can be seen verbally abusing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Shaheen Bagh protesters and Muslims in general
Hate Watch: Actor Sara Ali Khan trolled for visit Kedarnath temple
The trolls bore both, Muslim and Hindu names and went at Khan with all kinds of vile comments
Kerala: Bishop Kallarangatt booked for ‘Narco jihad’ remark
Court in Pala issued directions based on a plea filed by Kottayam district president of the All India Imams Council, Abdul Azeez Moulavi
Hate Watch: Twitter user threatens Virat Kohli’s infant with rape, deletes accounts after outrage
Many try to divert attention elsewhere, suggesting saying handle operated from Pakistan, fact checks prove otherwise
Will the HM Amit Shah share which national highway was blocked for namaz?
Speaking in Uttarakhand, he had blamed Congress for allowing national highways to be blocked for namaz in the past
Delhi Violence: Peace and Harmony Committee serves notice to Facebook
The Delhi Legislative Assembly’s committee has asked a Facebook representative to present themselves before it on Nov 2
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
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