hate speech
- India
Court acquits Jitendra Tyagi aka Wasim Rizvi in hate speech case
A Haridwar court has acquitted Jitendra Tyagi, formerly known as Wasim Rizvi, in the 2021 Dharam Sansad hate speech case. He has been acquitted on the grounds of “benefit of doubt”. The…
- Kerala
Kerala: AIR worker shares Islamophobic post inciting violence
An All India Radio programme producer from Kerala shared an Islamophobic post on Facebook urging Hindus to “take up arms and hack fiercely” instead of merely organising religious rallies. KR Indira, also…
- India
Hate fuelled Ram Navami processions witnessed across India
As Ram Navami concluded on Sunday, April 6, the nation witnessed frenzied hate rallies against the Muslim community, where many Hindu devotees took to the streets chanting Islamophobic slogans. Even after the…
- India
Chhattisgarh Christians in fear as Hindutva leaders call for mass violence on March 1
In an alarming incident, several Hindutva leaders have called on Hindus to carry out mass murders and rape of members of the Christian community on March 1, 2025, across villages of Chhattisgarh,…
- India
Hate speech case: BJP’s P C George granted bail by Kerala court
Kottayam: BJP leader P C George was on Friday granted bail by a court in this district in a hate speech case. A magisterial court in Erattupetta granted bail to George who…
- Hyderabad
Meta removes accounts related to BJP MLA Raja Singh over hate speech
Hyderabad: In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed…
- India
Hate speech against religious minorities in India surges 74 pc in 2024
United States-based think tank India Hate Lab (IHL) published research that revealed extremely elevated levels of hate speech against Indian religious minorities especially Muslims and Christians in 2024. The report published on…
- India
Former Miss India delivers hate speech at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj
In yet another instance of hate speech in the country, former Miss India Ishika Taneja sparked a huge controversy after delivering a deeply inflammatory and provocative speech that explicitly targeted the Indian…
- India
Yati Narsinghanand makes hate speech yet again, this time at Maha Kumbh
Right-wing Hindutva priest Yati Narsinghanand, famously known for his hate speeches against minority communities, has caused a furore yet again, this time in the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.…
- Kerala
Kerala BJP leader P C George booked for hate speech against minorities
Kerala police have registered a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader P C George for allegedly making anti-Muslim statements during a TV debate sparking widespread condemnation and calls for his arrest.…
- India
Maha minister Nitesh Rane ignites political storm with EVM remark
Maharashtra’s newly elected minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has once again sparked a wave of controversy with his anti-Muslim inflammatory rhetoric. This time he provocatively reinterpreted the acronym EVM (Electronic Voting…
- Middle East
UAE enforces penalties for hate speech: Dh 1M fine, 1 yr in jail
In a significant development, the United Arab Emirates authorities have enforced stringent legal provisions of law to combat hate speech, discrimination, hatred, and extremism in the country. Legal framework for hate speech…
- India
MP: All-women Hindutva outfits chant communal slogans in front of mosque
Ujjain: The all-woman outfit of the right-wing organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Durga Vahini conducted a massive rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain where female workers echoed communal and Islamophobic slogans by…
- India
Religious, caste-based violence in India 2024: A concern that refuses to slow down
India’s worsening condition of minorities continued in 2024, especially in the months before and after the Lok Sabha General Elections. The country witnessed a surge in hate speeches, including inflammatory remarks by…
- India
Maharashtra: BJP leader Nitish Rane calls Kerala ‘mini Pakistan’
In a controversial statement, Maharashtra’s newly elected minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has fuelled tensions by calling the coastal state of Kerala a “Mini Pakistan” during a speech in Pune on…
