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Hate crimes: Report documents 602 hate crimes, 345 hate speech incidents in 1st year of Modi’s third term
A staggering 947 hate-driven incidents have dotted the first year of the third term of the Modi (NDA) regime says a report jointly documented by the APCR and Quill Foundation and released recently
Former IPS officer’s insensitive comment on Swami Agnivesh’s death: New low for the Right-wing
Mere hours after the demise of Swami Agnivesh, right-wing hate mongers began sharing an ANI tweet maligning the memory of the social activist.
Dear Mark Zuckerberg, time to speak up against hate speech on Facebook
An open letter to the Facebook boss, asking him why he refuses to mute perpetrators of hate and murder on is platform, especialy in India
Centre allows Sudarshan News to air controversial #UPSCJihad show
Suresh Chavhanke has promoted the show Bindas Bol, as an ‘expose’ on what he terms as ‘infiltration’ of Muslims in the Civil Services
CJP calls out Sudarshan News’ hate agenda; moves NBSA
CJP Team -
The complaint is about the highly criticised promotional trailer of the show questioning the number of Muslims in bureaucracy
Facebook takes down T. Raja Singh’s account
Singh, a repeat hate-offender, had made multiple statements against Muslims, particularly those from Kashmir and also allegedly from Bangladesh.
Promoting fraternity: Courts to the rescue
Stay on transmission of hate programme of Sudarshan TV
BJP MLA’s communal Facebook posts finally removed
Posts by Shiladitya Dev sparked hatred against Bangaldeshi-Muslims in Assam
Who is protecting, encouraging and funding hate speech maker Suresh Chavhanke?
Multiple central service associations, senior officers, concerned citizens have sought action against him, once again
The ruling is surprising and disappointing: Brinda Karat on Hate Speech Case Dismissal
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate dismissed the application on the technicality, that prior Govt sanction is needed for prosecution of the respondents, who MPs
Heer Khan arrested by UP police for posting abusive anti-Hindu video
An unending cycle of online hate speech continues; small time trolls get arrested, the big names however, continue to thrive
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