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‘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
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Didn’t give speech, told police about dharna plan: Delhi police chargesheet believes Kapil Mishra
Riot chargesheet states Mishra’s reply that he “didn’t give” a provocative speech, but instead was informing cops about holding a dharna
Why did Deepak Chaurasia allow hate speech on his show?
He did not intervene when pro-RSS panelist DU Prof Sangit Raagi demanded a "ban" on the Quran
‘UPSC Jihad’ is prime example of virulent Islamophobia: Petitioner in Sudarshan News case
The petitioner filed a rejoinder to the counter affidavit filed by Sudarshan News, and stated that the channel failed to address the statements made in the show which amount to hate speech
Hate speech demeans a community’s right to live with dignity: Jamia students in SC
These students had earlier approached the Delhi High Court and had managed to get a stay in August on broadcast of the show
SC restrains Sudarshan News from telecasting “UPSC Jihad” show, calls it ‘insidious’
The court orally remarked that it was thinking of appointing a committee for suggesting standards for electronic media
Delhi violence: Facebook skips hearing before Committee on Peace and Harmony
Facebook India representatives refuse to appear before Delhi Legislative Assembly’s panel probing the company's alleged role in the February 2020 communal violence
Is BJP’s Kapil Mishra above the law of the land?
Mishra wants Umar Khalid to be hanged; seems confident of continued patronage and protection for himself
Twitter bids good riddance to bad rubbish!
Social media major takes down former IPS officer Nageshwar Rao's offensive tweet about the death of Swami Agnivesh
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
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