hate speech
- India
APCR report documents over 141 hate crimes in India from June to Aug
A total of 141 incidents of hate crimes and 102 cases of hate speech were recorded between June and August 2025 across India, the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) reported.…
- Hyderabad
Bajrang Dal leader warns Telangana dandiya organisers over ‘love jihad’
Hyderabad: In an attempt to create communal disharmony, Bajrang Dal Telangana convener Shivaramulu warned Muslims should not attend Devi Navratri dandiya events, alleging it gives rise to ‘love jihad.’ He threatened organisers…
- India
‘Need a nation with no mosques’: Yati Narsinghanand
Yati Narsinghanand, known for his provocative statements and stirring religious tensions, has sparked a fresh controversy by calling for a “Hindu-only nation” and advocating the removal of mosques, madrasas, and Muslims in…
- India
Abbas Ansari’s hate speech conviction quashed, assembly seat to be restored
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the conviction of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain set aside a special MP MLA court…
- India
Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being…
- India
Vellappally Natesan draws criticism for religious hate speech in Kerala
Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, and the leader of Ezhava community in Kerala drew widespread condemnation for his alleged hateful remarks against Muslims in Kerala during a…
- India
‘Hate speech gets us nowehere’: SC stays Wajahat Khan’s arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed the arrest of Wazahat Khan, whose complaint led to Sharmishta Panoli, the social media influencer who posted a derogatory video against Prophet Muhammad. The bench, comprising Justice…
- India
Modi 3.0 marked by 947 hate-related incidents in one year: Report
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights and the Quill Foundation released a new report recording 947 hate-related incidents in India during one year of the third term of the Narendra Modi-led…
- India
‘If jihadis get into police…’: UP Hindutva leader’s remark draws flak
Leader of far-right group, Hindu Raksha Dal, Bhupendra Tomar, popularly known as Pinky Chaudhary, recently made inflammatory remarks against the Muslim community during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh. In the viral…
- Bangalore
‘Only Sanatana Dharma is true religion’: Bengaluru priest booked
The Bengaluru police booked Hindutva supporter and priest of Samartha Sridharashrama Trust, Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, for delivering a hate speech against Muslims and Christians. A video of the address went viral on…
- India
Bhopal cop suspended over ‘no minorities in gym’ remark
A sub-inspector in Madhya Pradesh has been removed from active duty and attached to police lines after a video surfaced showing him instructing a gym owner to bar Muslim individuals from the…
- News
Karnataka: RSS leader booked for provocative speech at Hindutva activist memorial
An FIR has been registered against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for allegedly delivering a provocative speech that could incite communal tension, police said on Monday, June 2. According to officials, Bhat…
- India
Karnataka BJP leader booked over video inciting mass murder of minorities
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manikanta Narendra Rathod has been booked for a provocative video he posted on Facebook that went viral, sparking public outrage and raising alarm over communal tensions in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka temple regrets BJP MLA’s Islamophobic remarks
A temple in Karnataka, which was in the news for Islamophobic remarks made by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Harish Poonja, issued a statement on Monday, May 12, expressing regret. “The…
- India
Karnataka BJP MLA booked for delivering provocative speech against minorities
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Belthangady, Harish Poonja, has been booked for allegedly delivering a provocative and communal speech targeting Muslims during a religious ceremony at the Gopalakrishna Temple in Thekkar village,…
