Atrocities on Muslims
- India
‘..We can break legs too’: Cow vigilantes, BJP leaders shut Muslim meat shops
Amid the ongoing Hindu festival of Chaitra Navratri, cow vigilantes and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been on rounds forcibly shutting down meat shops in several localities. Videos of Bharatiya Janata Party…
- India
Hate crime tracker: Amid Dussehra, Muslims faced the brunt of violence
September 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims during Ganesh procession and Dussehra festivities. The festivities were more than a mere celebration of Hinduism; they exemplified how Hindu festivals…
- India
Demolitions, rapes, lynchings: Atrocities against Muslims in August
August 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims with demolitions in Assam at the forefront. The spread of communalism has tightened its tentacles even as India entered her 76th…
- India
Hate-crime Tracker: Karnataka leads in anti-Muslim bigotry again
July bore witness to yet another series of hate crimes against Muslims in India. Aside from the resurgence of the debate on the hijab ban, communally charged murders also took place. This…
- India
Beyond Nupur Sharma: List of atrocities against Muslims in June
With Agnipath protests and political instablility in Maharashtra grabbing the headlines in the month of June, focus on atrocities against Muslims went amiss. Aside from the Nupur Sharma row and select anger…
- India
Beaten, insulted, harassed: How the month of May treated Muslims
As the heat-wave heightened in the month of May, there was little to no respite for members of the Muslim community. While April placed Muslims in a precarious state, May worsened it…
- India
Atrocities on minorities: Ram Navami turns violent across India in April
The month of Ramzan was an important time for members of the Muslim community. It is supposed to be a time of self-reflection, a return to simplicity and complete submission to God.…
- World
Muslims being targeted with violence around the world: Biden
Washington: Around the world, Muslims are being targeted with violence, US President Joe Biden said on Monday asserting that Muslims make America stronger every single day even as they still face real…
- India
Khargone: Away from home, Muslim man’s shop burnt by mob; cops book him for rioting
In a string of distressing reports that have surfaced from the violence-hit Khargone, a driver who also runs a small ration shop has been booked by the police for allegedly participating in…
- India
Gujarat: Goons brutally attack Muslim men in Raopura
Three Muslim men were allegedly attacked by a mob of Hindutva goons in Gujarat as they were returning home after a cup of tea. Shahbaaz Ali and his friends were attacked by…
- India
CHRI demands investigation into Muslim boy’s custodial death in UP
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international NGO working for the practical realisation of human rights throughout the CW, has issued a statement demanding an impartial investigation into the death of…
