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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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Hijab Ban case: SC wonders if right to dress also makes right to undress a fundamental right
Advocate for Petitioner submits before the court that Secularism does not mean students of only one faith display religion
Assam: Madrasa demolished in protest against ‘jihadi activities’
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The madrasa is the fourth to be demolished in the north eastern state.
Signatures collected in support of justice for Bilkis Bano to be sent to the Chief Justice of India
Citizens’ signatures were collected to demand cancellation of remission of sentence granted by Gujarat Government to 11 people convicted in the Bilkis Bano case
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Anjuman-e-Islam claimed that the Idgah property was protected under the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which says no religious place of worship can be converted.
Meghalaya: Catholic church vandalised, statues desecrated
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Pictures of people purportedly praying inside the house in 'large numbers' at Dulhepur village had gone viral on social media
Signature campaign demanding justice for Bilkis Bano on Mumbai’s trains
First person account of the experience of concerned citizens and rights activists as they talked to commuters on Mumbai's local trains on August 21, about the Bilkis Bano case, and gathered signatures against the remission of sentence granted to the convicts
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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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