hate speech
- 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,…
- India
Post Pahalgam terror attack, India sees 64 hate speeches in 10 days
India, after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, has reported 64 hate speeches against Muslims across the country between April 22 and May 2. According to a report by…
- 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.…
