04-Sep-2024 Muslims in the new India: How one week showcases their escalating persecution Incidents of anti-Muslim hate speeches, communal violence and vandalism
12-Aug-2024 Kalicharan delivered speech espousing a hard, right-wing, exclusionist ideology in Maharashtra, CJP urges Maha Police to take action His Nashik speech spreads divisive ideology, distorts history, and incites violence against Muslims
29-Jul-2024 CJP files complaints against the Hate Speeches delivered in Uttar Pradesh Urges authorities to register immediate FIR against the serial hate offender Swami Sachidanand and a speaker of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad
26-Jul-2024 Assam CM Sarma makes false claim about the state’s increasing Muslim population, drawing criticism from the opposition In his speech, Sarma said that the Muslim population in Assam has skyrocketed from 12% in 1951 to 40% even as no population census has been conducted post 2011
26-Jul-2024 CJP moves Rajasthan Police against the incident of Communal Hate Speeches The incident of hate speech took place in Ajmer and Jodhpur, CJP urges authorities to lodge FIR against the serial hate offender Swami Sachidanand and VHP’s Women Wing Durga Vahini
10-Jul-2024 BNS 2023 does nothing to bring in a nuanced effective understanding of Hate Speech, making its prosecution even more difficult Why were crucial suggestions to strengthen laws on Hate Speech ignored?
09-Jul-2024 Towards a Hate Free Nation: Handbook for Police & Administration CJP’s handbook on statutory (legal) obligations to prosecute hate crimes
25-Jun-2024 Hate speech among Assam citizens follows political rhetoric Emon Paul from Kokrajhar, Assam, arrested for offensive remarks against Islam, threatening violence
06-Jun-2024 Former Member of Parliament, Kirit Somaiya calls Mumbai Muslims ‘Bangladeshi’ After BJP’s Mihir Kotecha lost the Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Somaiya blamed Muslims from Mankhurd, calling them ‘Bangladeshi’
03-Jun-2024 Hate speech escalates in India amidst general assembly election campaigns Rising tide of hate speech marks India's general assembly election campaigns
02-May-2024 April: CJP’s hate watch initiative continues to monitor surge in reported hate incidents nationwide Tracking and analysing hate incidents: From Sakshi Maharaj's provocative remarks to children's calls for Jai Shree Ram chants, explore the Latest in our Hate Watch campaign
27-Apr-2024 Elections 2024: The past fortnight of April 2024 saw the first phases of the Lok Sabha polls marred by repeat doses of hate speech From April 8 to April 23, seven incidents of provocative and inflammatory speeches reported, common theme of destruction of Muslim religious places of worship
18-Apr-2024 Ram Navami Celebrations 2024: Calls for mosque desecration, sword displays, and provocative slogans ignite tensions Incendiary rhetoric and symbolic gestures raise concerns amid religious processions
10-Apr-2024 Several instances of hate speech in March and April mar the election cycle, demonise religious minorities before the polls In the run up to the elections we witnessed numerous incidents of hate speeches delivered across the country
18-Mar-2024 Mosques defaced in March after spate of hate speeches provoking the crime weeks before 3 separate incidents of vandalism and defacement of Mosques since January after three hate speeches calling for demolition of Mosques