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Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt
A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail
Establish independent review of Delhi Police’s role North East Delhi riots: Amnesty
Human rights violations were committed by Delhi Police, alleges Amnesty International India’s investigative report
Canadian legislator honoured for standing up for Kashmir and minorities in India
Ravi Kahlon has written to the United Nations on behalf of his constituents, raising concerns about the plight of their relatives in Kashmir asking for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the region
In this Muslim majority Bengal village a Taliban-style fatwa prevails
Representation ImageThe village heads of a Muslim dominated village...
Bom HC slams gov’t for malice in acting against Tablighi members; quashes 3 FIRs
When the prosecutor asked for stay, the court said there’s no question of granting stay after cases have been quashed, and asked the government to arrange for their return.
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
In a first in 700 years, no ‘tazia’ processions in Delhi
A practice that displays India’s syncretic culture, with both Muslims and Hindus participating, the carrying of ‘tazias’ at Muharram in Delhi has been undertaken since medieval times. In 2020, for the first time for 700 years that processions will not be carried out, Syed Kashif Nizami has told the media
Bloomsbury India withdraws publication of one sided book on Delhi Riots, after outrage
The book claims to tell the ‘Untold Story’, just 6 months after the communal violence, even though matter is subjudice
Denounce anti-Muslim bigotry: Facebook employees
Open letter on internal network raises question hate speech in India content controversy, India’s Parliament Committee summons Facebook execs on Sept 2
To ban or not to ban: K’taka cabinet yet to decide SDPI-PFI fate
Cabinet says, they still do not have concrete evidence or a police report on the case
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