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Kerala: Protests erupt after RSS-BJP man’s alleged attack on children’s Christmas carol group in Palakkad
Clearly emboldened by some recent poll gains by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in local elections in the state, a RSS-BJP worker Aswin Raj allegedly assaulted the children and damaged their musical instrument, the police have arrested him
Violence, vandalism and arson in Kolhapur, Muslim houses and mosque targeted by mob that had gathered on the call of former RS MP Sambhaji...
Since the past year, Sambhaji Raje had been protesting against “illegal encroachment” on Vishalgarh fort, videos of violent attack show men with saffron flags atop the Mosque with hammers
CJP flags 8 incidents of hate crime including lynchings to National Commission for Minorities
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In its joint complaint dated July 10, CJP listed 8 episodes of gruesome hate crimes committed in the months of June-July to the national body for the minorities asking the latter to take concrete actions
Jharkhand: Another case of mob lynching of Muslim man
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30-year-old man named Akhtar Ansari, a father of four, was lynched in Tatisilve, Ranchi and Firooz Qureshi was beaten up by three men in the Shamli district
June 2024: 10 violent attacks against cattle transporters and 14 cases of communal violence in various states across India
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News of communal violence, mob lynchings, and vigilante attacks on India’s Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs have been arriving daily. Sabrang India compiled the incidents, noting over 10 known cases of vigilante violence against cattle transporters across the country. Additionally, there were 14 incidents of communal violence in various parts of the country, including Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh.
Allahabad HC’s recent judgement dubbed “saffron-tinged”, “fuelling fear among Christians,” says United Christian Forum
Raising a crucial question of whether “majoritarianism” is creeping into judicial pronouncements, the UCF, in a statement issued on July 4 has critiqued a July 1 judgement of the Allahabad HC that has made pronouncements on “conversions”
Mohammed Siraj trolled for ‘thanking Allah’ after World Cup victory
As India won the T20 World Cup after 17 years, an ecstatic pacer Mohammed Siraj of team India was faced with trolling on a post celebrating the team’s victory. This news comes in the wake of a report from Gujarat, where a young Muslim man was mobbed to death during a cricket tournament after some locals were unhappy over too many Muslims being in the cricket teams.
Mob beats to death a young Muslim, hostilities had been rising as locals were not happy with Muslims doing well in cricket
In Chikhodara, Anand district, Gujarat, a young Muslim man named Salman Hanifbhai Whora was beaten to death during a cricket match.
Strongly condemn vicious communal assault on Muslims: CPI-M
The CPI-M, a prominent yet numerically small member of the INDIA alliance of opposition parties has, through a statement of its Polit Bureau strongly condemned the spate of hate crimes against Indian Muslims
Secularism under siege: post-election realities for Indian Muslims
The silence from leaders of the INDIA Opposition over a spate of post-election 2024 hate crimes against India’s largest minority raises serious concerns over it’s programmatic commitment to protection of life and liberty of all, key features of the Indian Constitution
Bombay High court upholds hijab ban in colleges: Muslim students’ rights curtailed
The Bombay High Court's ruling on the hijab ban in colleges reignites discussions on religious expression versus educational uniformity.
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