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A week of anti-minority hate that grips UP-Uttarakhand
Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.
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1000s or hundreds of thousands, the Karnataka govt’s ill-motivated ‘Hijab ban’ has pushed Muslim girls out of school
Whether the figure is in the 100s or the hundreds of thousands, young Muslim girls have been pushed out of the state’s schools; CPI-M John Brittas speaking in the Rajya Sabha recently claims it’s close to one lakh
Will arresting the breadwinner and driving women to suicide help solve the societal evil of child marriage: Guwahati HC grants ABA in cases while...
As POCSO, IPC (Rape), and PCMA is applied on the cases registered, this "crackdown on child marriage" seems more likely to be driven by extra judicious factors
Communal statements by Muslim Maulanas come to the rescue of Modi & Mohan Bhagwat
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From hate speech to physical acts of violence, from UP to MP, instances of hate crimes by Hindutva outfits are being reported
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Madhya Pradesh: Church Defiled by miscreants, ‘Ram’ written on walls
According to reports, the vandals allegedly set fire to holy literature stored inside the church
Crackdown on child marriage claims four lives, including three women and one child
As of Friday, February 10, 2789 individuals have been arrested in Assam for child marriage, causing chaos in the jails and administration due to limited space.
Demolition of 400-year-old Chapel part of the beautification plan, soccer field to be constructed in its place
Residents and leaders of the community vehemently oppose this demolition, ready to take this to court
Guj HC imposes Rs. 25,000 cost on ‘neighbours’ in Hindu locality opposing sale of property to Muslim man
While the court does not expressly mention this as a case of socio-economic boycott, the bench saw through the intentions of the litigants who had no real legally valid objection to the sale of the property
Sikh sevak, who provided relief to many during corona through his free langar, gets evicted, forced to live on the street
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A week of anti-minority hate that grips UP-Uttarakhand
Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.
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