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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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‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Chhattisgarh – Part 1
The first part of a special report after a fact-finding team’s visit to the Congress-ruled state in central India
Delhi & Gurugram: Obstruction of namaz, assault on Muslims
Last week, incidents of obstructing namaz at a mosque and at an open site were reported in the northern states
How CJP defended the citizenship of Jamila and Usha in Assam
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For years the two widows, one Hindu and the other Muslim had battled false accusations of being Bangladeshis
FIR against Principal, Teacher after VHP cites recitation of iconic Iqbal poem: UP
Reciting a poem by Mohammed Iqbal is a crime; school principal, Nahid Siddiqui has been suspended following a complaint by the VHP; a police probe has also begun against sikhsha mitra Waziruddin.
3 Years Later, ‘Historic’ Anti-CAA Protest Still Resonates With Shaheen Bagh’s Women
“It wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ agitation, it taught us to raise our voices, challenged stereotypes about Muslim women in India”.
Real Impact, Real Change: CJP’s year of monitoring violations: a review
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Approaching several authorities to curtail hate speech and demand action against those guilty of targeted violence, CJP has had an action-packed year, and achieved tangible results
Easy to Bulldoze—Fall of Patna’s Government Urdu Library and Legacy
As the noose of demolitions tightens over Patna city’s heritage, nobody seems to care.
Rescuing people from statelessness: CJP in Assam, a 2022 overview
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Coming to the rescue of hapless citizens whose ‘citizenship’ was put to question, formed a major part of CJP’s Assam team’s efforts in 2022.
Is SC’s Dismissal of Bilkis Bano’s review petition contrary to established law?
Many experts from the legal field have pointed out that the relevant provision under CrPC is unequivocal on jurisdiction; that the government where the trial and convictions take place is the appropriate government to decide on the remission
Vizhinjam project: No intimidatory procedures used against minorities, says Centre
In the ongoing Parliament session, the government says that no land of fishermen was acquired by the Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited
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