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They Asked Questions. Then Came the Assault: Shaheen & Nafeesa Khan | Teesta Setalvad

What are a citizen's rights when dealing with the police? What happens when the people responsible for enforcing the law are themselves accused of assault?And where is the CCTV...

‘Persecution’ of Christians in India: US church seeks White House sanctions

Delegates to the April 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC)...

“We will fight back, alongside the other proud Indians, against your venom, for the Amrit of our Constitution”: Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi...

In a biting critique of the hate speech rendered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is symptomatic of the hate in his entire organisations and cadres (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Mahasabha), this famed writer from Kerala, author of ‘God is Neither a Khomeini nor a Mohan Bhagwat holds the man to account and shame

Reports from UP’s Sambhal claim that several members of the Muslim community prevented from exercising their vote

Videos have emerged of resident Muslims claiming they were lathi charged at the polling booths. Samajwadi Party, which has won several times in the region, has also supported this claim.

Another man assaulted by cow vigilantes in Karnataka

Karnataka has witnessed several instances of violence against cattle traders, out of which many of such victims are Muslims.

Displaced and denied the right to fish, Muslim fishermen in Gujarat now prevented from voting

Gujarat’s coast has seen thousands of structures demolished in government drives, many people allege Muslims were particularly targeted. In light of this, now over 500 such fishermen have now been denied the right to vote.

Why Somaiya School principal in Mumbai should not be asked to resign over her social media posts critical of PM Modi

Parveen Shaikh, who has served in the school for a dozen years has stood her ground, has parents’ support, the campaign against her was launched by the OpIndia portal which criticised her likes and comments on X platform in support of Palestine on April 24, two days later, the management asked her to resign

Mathura records Muslim votes missing, is this the first time?

Reports have come in from Mathura of Muslim voters encountering several difficulties in being able to vote in the country’s second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 26.

Hate Watch: Muslim college student beaten by fellow students in Telangana

From Gujarat’s Vadodara to Wanaparthy in Telangana, young Muslims were beaten and assaulted for no identifiable reason.

Repeated hate offender, Radha Semwal Dhoni harasses Muslim vegetable vendor

Radha Semwal Dhoni who is known for harassing Muslims and Christians once again turns up with a group of young men outside a vegetable shop run by a Muslim.

Elections 2024: The lead up to the first two phases of voting have seen far right leaders deliver anti-Muslim hate speech across India

From April 8 to April 23, seven incidents of provocative and inflammatory speeches reported, common theme of destruction of Muslim religious places of worship

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