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Beaten to Death Outside His Own Home: What Delhi owes Chongtham Vikram Singh
The 55-year-old Manipuri musician died after a group allegedly attacked him in southeast Delhi; seven men and a juvenile have been apprehended
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
Violence, vandalism and arson in Kolhapur, Muslim houses and mosque targeted by mob that had gathered on the call of former RS MP Sambhaji...
Since the past year, Sambhaji Raje had been protesting against “illegal encroachment” on Vishalgarh fort, videos of violent attack show men with saffron flags atop the Mosque with hammers
Communal violence in Jodhpur, local Muslim women allege police brutality
Violence, including stone pelting and arson, took place near the Eidgah at Jodhpur’s Soorsagar region. Videos from the site have emerged where local women can be seen claiming that they were dragged out of their houses and assaulted. BJP’s local MLA Devendra Joshi has also told the media that those who have assaulted these men, women and children should be charged against.
Four days after BJP government sworn in, Odisha witnesses communal violence, internet ban imposed, journalists barred from reporting
Just four days after the BJP government was sworn in, Odisha’s Balasore witnessed two incidents of communal violence on the day of Bakri Eid after right-wing activists allegedly accused Muslims of “cow slaughter.” A huge police force has been deployed in the area and the internet was also suspended, as entry and exit routes were closed except for emergencies. As per reports, journalists have also been reportedly prevented from entering the area.
Odisha sees bomb hurled at church in Cuttack
A bomb was thrown at the Baptist Church in Cuttack. Although no one was injured, this is second alarming incident of a bomb being hurled at a religous minoity’s site of worship in Odisha, as cases of vigilante violence against religious minorities seem to continue.
Hate Watch: violence against Dalits fails to get attention
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As the election frenzy gets over, news of violence against Dalit has continued. Three incidents were reported in the month of June in the first ten days alone from Uttar Pradesh.
Manipur: Violence surges as do displacements, CM Biren Singh finally admits that Centre & State are not meeting public expectations
In an unusually candid, interview, post-election results (June 4) to the Indian Express on June 9, CM Manipur N Biren Singh, accepting responsibility for the 12 month long targeted conflict in the state, admitted that both the Centre and State had not met public expectations; this admission came is after ten days of fresh bouts of violence, more displacements, loss of property, curfew, and an attack on his own, the CM’s advance convoy
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