24-Oct-2024 Suresh Chavhanke: The face of Hate Journalism Suresh Chavhanke, a persistent promoter of hate, Chavhanke is an archetypal example of how an electronic media channel, Sudarshan News has been an active vehicle to normalise hate, peddling anti-Muslim stereotypes and provoking aggression at right-wing gatherings
23-Oct-2024 Tragic victory: Citizenship restored for Assam’s Sabaruddin after his passing Falsely accused as a foreigner, Sabaruddin Ali won his citizenship case, but passed away before receiving the court’s judgment, leaving his family in financial and emotional turmoil
23-Oct-2024 Assam citizenship crisis: Aadhaar unlocked, lives shackled Aadhaar access restored by union government for some, but the fight for citizenship rights continues
21-Oct-2024 A week of escalating persecution: Far-right Hindu groups target Christian gatherings in India Five incidents in one week reveal the growing threat to religious freedom as far-right groups and police target minority communities
21-Oct-2024 Free Speech Upheld: Bombay HC strikes down IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023 as unconstitutional On September 26, 2024, a pivotal decision of the Bombay High Court declared that the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression could not be curtailed by the government as arbiter of “true and accurate information”
17-Oct-2024 How Indian society uses slur and stigma to perpetuate indignity and exclusion: Dalits Slurs like 'Bhangi' and 'Chamar' demean individuals and entrench systemic discrimination, perpetuating segregation and ghettoizing Dalit identities
14-Oct-2024 Dalit family attacked for participating in Garba celebrations in Gujarat Alleged assault on Dalit family in Gujarat follows targeting of Muslim youth at Navratri events in UP and MP
14-Oct-2024 Navratri celebrations disrupted by targeted attacks on Muslim youth and artist In UP and MP, Muslim youth face assaults from right-wing groups, while a Muslim woman artist is barred from performing at a Garba event in Jhansi due to her faith
11-Oct-2024 How one of India’s serial offender delivers hate speeches seamlessly under BJP Rule Examining Yati Narsinghanand’s hate speech history and its threat to social harmony and safety for Muslims
11-Oct-2024 New barriers for families as detention camps tighten rules in Assam, tighten rules for detainee visits CJP provides crucial support amid deepening isolation and fear, SC mandates surprise inspections at Matia camp to assess living conditions
09-Oct-2024 Escalating caste-based violence in UP: One Dalit man humiliated publicly, minor Dalit girl gang-raped Dalit communities in UP demand justice and accountability in the face of caste discrimination
09-Oct-2024 Suspended but unstoppable: Deepak Sharma’s endless return to social media hate With each suspension, he re-emerges under new aliases, continuing to spread his toxic rhetoric and deepen societal divides
08-Oct-2024 VHP leader attacks Muslim youth for attempting to enter Navratri event in UP Muslim youth assaulted by VHP, Bajrang Dal in Kanpur; right-wing groups ban non-Hindus from Garba in MP
08-Oct-2024 Caste-based prison work is authoritarian, colonial said SC striking down discriminatory State Prison Manuals Issuing directions to states to end caste discriminatory provisions in their prisons, the Supreme Court on October 3, 2024 passed a detailed judgement declaring the provisions in Prison Manuals that allow caste-based discrimination as unconstitutional. A correspondent with The Wire, journalist Sukanya Shantha’s petition is pathbreaking
04-Oct-2024 Tragic Shooting in Amethi: Dalit teacher, family murdered after filing FIR over threats Incident underscores rising violence in Uttar Pradesh, fuelling demands for accountability and law enforcement
03-Oct-2024 Victory against all odds: CJP secures citizenship for Sarathi Arjya! A win for Sarathi Arjya and CJP underscores the larger fight against systemic injustice faced by Bengali-speaking citizens in Assam