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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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MP: A group of 4-5 men stabbed an Imam while he was on his bike
A police complaint has been made, stern action against the criminals has been demanded
Families protest arrests as questions mount on child marriage crackdown in Assam
Suicide triggered by the crackdown highlights widespread fears in the state
Student leaders made scapegoats, prosecution cavalier: Court discharges 11 in 2019 Jamia violence case
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Not just did the court call the prosecution vicarious but held that the right to protest is an extension of the fundamental right to free expression (Article 19)
Hatebuster: Do Hindus not study in madrassas?
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Its not unusual for Hindu children in rural areas of the state of Bihar and other states to study in madrassas, even if the percentage is very low, as their access to modern education is limited.
Why has the Union govt pulled the plug on minority education schemes?
In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government states that they have no intention of reinstating the MANF scholarship, the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme and the Padho Pardesh scheme for the minorities.
Women are the majority beneficiaries of World Bank-funded minority scholarships
The scheme emanating from this scholarship, benefits the youth who are school dropouts or those educated in institutions like Madrasas
Pravin Togadia urges Hindus to join AHP and Bajrang Dal, to prepare for a battle
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AHP leader urges to make Hindus prosperous, making India Muslim free
Christian women heckled in Rajasthan for praying in church
The men said that they should not pray so loudly that it be heard outside
Hindu mob attacks Catholic NGO staff, accuses them of indulging in religious conversion
Travelling for an educational event, members were physically and verbally abused, abducted; no arrests made yet
Radha Semwal Dhoni physically assaults three Christians and accuses them of forcing children to convert to Christianity
Despite the fact that the three claimed to work for an NGO and provide coaching to children, she turns them over to police
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