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

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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