Hate Speech

When Genocide is provoked from the Stage: Raebareli hate speeches, Bhagalpur dog whistles, and a delayed FIR

Influencers openly called for killing Muslims and reducing their population as the state watched—and waited

Don’t need Miya Muslim vote: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam’s Health, Education and Finance Minister calls Muslims “very communal” and says they aspire to distort Assamese culture

Have planted Godse on every street: Hindutva activist’s online threats

Hindutva activists are celebrating “Gandhi Vadh Divas”, threatening to kill any individual who follows the Gandhian principles

Anti-farmer group issues ultimatum to protesters at Singhu border 

Chanting slogans, group claiming to be locals, marched near Singhu Border demanding protesters vacate the area in 24 hours

Facebook refuses to take action against Ragini Tiwari’s hate speech

CJP had filed two complaints against her, but the company said they are not in a position to take any action

Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report

Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tandav Controversy: Deepak Sharma demands ‘anti-blasphemy’ law

Threatens makers of web series with "dance of destruction" by devotees of Shiva over the web series he claims has hurt religious sentiments 

The interplay between social media and hate speech in India

Now that Donald Trump’s Facebook, Twitter accounts have been banned after his abusive tweets as his supporters stormed the US Capitol, what is in store for India?

Take action against ‘Swami’ for hate speech: Subhashini Ali to UP Police

In the video surfacing on social media, Swami Anand Swaroop  has made objectionable remarks against Quran and calls for forming a Hindu Sena

Hate speech quadrupled, cattle vigilantism doubled in Karnataka in 2020!

Report compiled by local activist shows a huge spike in communal incidents pertaining to hate speech as compared to last year

Pick up arms, take revenge before going to cops: Dilip Ghosh to Hindu youth

Bengal BJP chief claims the Constitution of India permitted use of weapons to ‘protect religion, women’s honour’

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