Hate Speech

‘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

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

EXCLUSIVE! Assam priest’s widow shoots down claims of “forced conversion”

Two Assam BJP leaders had alleged that the wife and son of Shiva temple priest were forcibly converted to Islam, but Parbati Das tells us that her marriage to a Muslim man happened after her first husband died, and her conversion was voluntary

Jantar Mantar hate speech case: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Preet Singh

The district court had denied him bail in August after ruling that he was actively involved in incendiary speeches against the minority community

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