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Hegemony and Demolitions: The Tale of Communal Riots in India in 2024

Introduction:According to the monitoring by the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), India witnessed 59 communal riots in 2024, a significant rise compared to 32 riots in...

Violence against Dalits exposed: brutal police torture and arson attack shake BJP-ruled states

From the death of a teenage boy in police custody to the destruction of homes in Bihar, the latest incidents highlight severe shortcomings in law enforcement and governance in protection of the marginalised communities

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Manipur plunges into deeper turmoil amid fresh violence and drone attacks since early September

As ethnic clashes continue to escalate, the state imposes curfews and internet blackouts while both Meitei and Kuki-Zomi groups protest demanding action from the Union Govt

Manipur on Edge: Violent Clashes Erupt on the day following Kuki-Zo Protests Demanding Separate Administration, action against state CM based on leaked tapes

Protests intensify across Manipur as the Kuki-Zo community demands separate administration, banners reading "Leaked Tapes: Ethnic Cleansing Exposed" and "Separate Administration the Only Solution" flood the streets, reflecting deepening mistrust in the state government amidst ongoing violence.

Violence erupts in Udaipur after student stabbing incident: Internet suspended, government demolishes accused’s home

A Class X student allegedly stabbed his classmate with a knife in Udaipur, Hindu right-wing outfits set fire to cars, ransacked shops and pelted stones on vehicles, District Administration suspended internet services and imposed section 163, Rajasthan’s BJP government bulldozed the rented house of the minor boy accused of stabbing

Violence erupts in Maharashtra amid protest march organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj

Protests organizsd by the “Sakal Hindu Samaj” resulted in clashes, injuries and violence in the state, FIR lodged against Ramgiri Maharaj for inflammatory remark against the Prophet, 18 cops and several others injured in Nashik from stone pelting

Violence Unleashed: Kanwariya Yatra 2024, police vehicle and shops vandalised

Kanwar Yatra 2024:  Woman reaches Taj Mahal with Kanwar, tries to offer ‘Gangajal, in various places of UP and Rajasthan, Kanwariyas beat up the public, a transgender beaten up and police vehicle vandalised in Ghaziabad by a mob of kanwariyas

Communal violence in Vishalgad and Gajapur, Kolhapur: Fact-finding report exposes systemic failures and targeted violence

Detailed report by ‘Shanti Sathi Stri Sanghrsh’ (Women Protest for Peace) reveals targeted attacks on Muslim communities, administrative negligence, and calls for urgent reforms and accountability

India’s ‘tradition’ and ‘culture’ of lynching

Lynchings in India are not isolated incidents that happen ‘out of the blue’ to some people somewhere – and it would be a grave error on our part to presume so.

Opposition leaders, activists demand suspension of SP, Kolhapur and judicial inquiry into Vishal-gad Kolhapur violence

In letters and memorandum addressed to CM Shinde and authorities, demands to unveil the “mastermind” behind the targeted violence against Muslims have been made, Shakir Tamboli urges to pause the anti-encroachment drive till the rainy season

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