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Censorship and the Drumbeats of Hate: Mapping the state of free speech ahead of the 2026 polls
A new report by Free Speech Collective traces five years of censorship, criminalisation of dissent, and the rise of hate-driven political discourse across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry—raising urgent questions about the conditions for free and fair elections
Muslims and Christians will be wiped out of India by December 31, 2021: BJP leader Rajeshwar Singh
BJP and RSS leader Rajeshwar Singh,has, in an example...
Hate Watch: BJP MLA Raja Singh officially a repeat offender of hate speech
The constant hate monger of BJP, Raja Singh, its MLA from Telangana has been once again charged with an offence of acts intended to outrage religious feelings. While earlier cases filed against him have not deterred him from continuing his diatribe, this one has caught the nation’s attention and has made him the face of hate speech
Bhopal BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Calls Godse ‘Patriot’ Again, Praises Gandhi
Citing illness, Thakur distanced herself from BJP’s 42-day long ‘Gandhi Sankalp Yatra’ from October 2 to November 12.
BJP MP Vinay Katiyar rakes up Kashi, Mathura issue before SC verdict
While both BJP and RSS are mum on the matter, Katiyar is looking to incite anti-minority sentiments
EC pulls up BJP Mumbai chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha for communal speech at election rally, issues show-cause notice
The BJP Mumbai Chief had referred to previous instances...
Hate Speech: BJP Mumbai Chief targets Muslims,invokes 1992 riots, 1993 blasts in campaign
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A lesson in Narcissism: Amit Shah issues orders to “hail” Modi & himself over Art. 370
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