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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home

Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property

RPF constable forced woman to say Jai Mata Di under gunpoint

Another incident highlighting the brutality of the RPF constable's train rampage, as news of a burqa-clad woman forced to say Jai Mata Di surfaces

What the 2026 delimitation process has in store for Indian Muslims

The Delimitation process in Assam raises concerns about Muslims' rights as all-India delimitation looms in 2026

Charges filed in railway shooting case raise alarm over communal tensions

An investigation into the railway shooting raises concerns about communal tensions

ECI’s final de-limitation order seals fears of Muslim marginalisation in Assam

The ECI's has not budged from the re-structuring of constituencies criticised in the draft, June 2023 order, especially because it is an attempt to reduce representation of the state’s Muslim community

Azizia Madrasa: Burning of just a Madrasa or Cultural Genocide?

The iconic Azizia Madrasa and Library in Bihar Sharif were set on fire on 31st March, 2023 in communal violence that erupted during the Shobha Yatra organized by Bajrang Dal.

Haryana: Resolutions banning entry of Muslims traders withdrawn after authorities send show-cause notice

On August 3 and 4, around 50 village panchayats from three districts collectively signed boycott letters against Muslim traders, renting houses to Muslims

Growing calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims surfacing on social media, plea in the Supreme Court

In the plea moved, Kapil Sibal highlighted the open calls for killing and boycott of Muslims being made pan-India, action against participating police officers failing to prevent hate speeches in rallies sought

Assam mob brutally tortures tribal and Muslim men

Two men are mercilessly attacked by a mob in Magurmari, Kokrajhar, Assam, in a shocking incident of violence

Alarm bells must set off in the country on the hate killings by RPF constable Chetan Singh, says PUCL

Day to day trial, transparent and independent investigation, fair compensation and sensitisation and training to Railway officials is a must, demands PUCL Maharashtra

‘Ethnic cleansing by State?’ HC stops Haryana’s Nuh & Gurugram demolitions

Taking suo motu notice of the highly publicised demolitions by the Haryana government over the past one week’s of escalated communal tensions at Nuh, and Gurugram earlier, the high court, quotes the Constitution and due process of law

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