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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
Jantar Mantar sloganeering case: Court denies bail to right-wing group President Vinod Sharma
The court noted that he might not have directly delivered inflammatory speeches but was instrumental in organising the event
Hate Watch: Pinky Chaudhary gets grand send-off as he surrenders
He was honoured with garlands and slogans in his support as he surrendered before the Delhi Police
Hate Watch: Now Yati Narsinghanand targets NCW Chief, brazenly justifies misogynistic comments
He challenges interviewer to run his objectionable comments unedited
Preet Singh involved in incendiary speech: Delhi court denies bail
Singh was arrested and has been in judicial custody since August 9 for his alleged role in raising vile anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar
Court reminds hate mongers, India is not a Taliban State
A Delhi Court while denying bail to hate monger Pinky Chaudhary, also pointed out that such incidents of hate speech have flared communal tensions
Zee proposes “Afghanistan Tour Package” for “Tukde-tukde gang”
The insensitive article published on the DNA news website says that Indian liberals who allegedly support Taliban should go to Afghanistan
Delhi Court rejects bail pleas of three accused in the anti-Muslim sloganeering in Jantar Mantar rally
Court notes that the slogans were undemocratic and against the principles of secularism
A pyramid of hate being built to score a poll win in UP?
CJP’s Hate Watch campaign flags an alert as soon as the first brick of hate is laid, from Yati Narsinghanand’s hate speech to Moradabad’s Hindutva ‘leader’ Priyanshu Joshi
Jantar Mantar rally: BJP leader, SC lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay among six arrested
Anti-Muslim hate speech at the Delhi rally that called for communal violence has deep roots anchored by Upadhyay and co.
Anti-Muslim hate speech at Delhi rally calls for communal violence
It rained communal slogans in the heart of the National Capital, a few kms away from Parliament at a rally was called for by lawyer Ashwani Upadhyay
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