Communalism
'People Who Arrived in 2000 BC Are Saying that All ‘Foreigners’ Must Go Back': Malankara Church Head
The head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church added that if the Union government makes no effort to condemn or control the attacks on Christians, it is because they are silently approving it.
Highlighting recent incidents targeting Christians, the church head said, “Here, today, one thing that we are forced to face are the attacks against the Christian community. It is necessary to create proper awareness about this. In a very wrong approach, RSS affiliates like the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad are attacking Christians and other religious minorities in this society. It is a fact.”
He pointed to reports in the media regarding incidents of violence and cautioned that it could escalate further. “We know that after the nuns, now it is the turn of the priests. After ruining the Christmas celebrations outside the church, it won’t be long before they enter the church itself. Maybe, the coming attacks will be against worship inside the church. We must surely expect that.”
05/01/2026
Two separate FIRs have been lodged in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana following incidents of assault on Kashmiri shawl sellers, the latest in a slew of such similar incidents. FIRs Lodged After Assault on Kashmiri Shawl Sellers in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana - The Wire
In Himachal Pradesh, the FIR was registered on the complaint of Abdul Ahad Khan, a shawl vendor from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reported The Indian Express. Police said that the accused were wearing masks and arrived on a motorcycle, following which they assaulted the shawl seller leading to his goods being damaged.
02/01/2026
This festive season, hired goons from saffron outfits roamed the streets with impunity, dancing outside mosques, vandalising Christmas celebrations and beating up those who make a livelihood from festive sales
https://thewire.in/society/lynching-chhattisgarh-worker-kerala-chinese-anjel-chakma-tripura .
31/12/2025
Communal tensions have escalated in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district, notably Guha village, stemming from a dispute over a shared religious structure. This has resulted in the social and economic boycott of Muslims, with some forced to relocate. Political instigation and similar incidents across the region highlight growing polarization, with the matter currently subjudice.
by Purva Chitnis
01/12/2025
India’s political system facilitates discrimination against religious minorities, with ties between the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) enabling “discriminatory” laws, according to the latest update brief from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on the South Asian country. https://thewire.in/communalism/uscirf-says-bjp-and-rss-ties-enable-discriminatory-laws-in-india
The bipartisan US Congress-backed body released an India-specific issue update that claimed “the implementation of national and state-level laws create severe restrictions on religious freedom across the country.”
There has been no response from the Union government so far. But, after the release of the 2025 annual report by USCIRF in March this year, the Ministry of External Affairs dismissed it and claimed that the US body was continuing “its pattern of issuing biased and politically motivated assessments”.
19/11/20-25
- Muslim Teen's Suicide Spotlights Gujarat's Controversial Disturbed Areas Act
- Malegaon Verdict: 'Was Known This Would Happen,' Says ex-Spl Public Prosecutor, Years After Alleging Political Pressure
- ‘Jeans jihad’: How Delhi’s industries minister shut down a booming, Muslim-dominated garment hub
- Facing Arrests, Mob Attacks And Conversion Allegations, MP-Based HOWL Collective Now Lives in Fear
- Tortured by 'Gau Rakshaks' for a Decade, Maharashtra's Muslim Qureshis Are Boycotting Their Trade in Protest
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Hate Speech Maharashtra
PUCL Maharashtra has decided to showcase information on Hate Speech in Maharashtra as presented in the different websites, social media of Civil Society organisations and concerned individuals. Each one has their own style of documentation and each one is a shining node. We hope to have a decentralised platform which will valorise whatever work individuals an organisations are doing, such that while they do their regular work of posting, creating websites, blogs, data directories, such that it can be searched, and researched, and help activist (information activist, if you will) curate this content into learning modules, state of the art reports.. letting a thousand nodes glow.
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A 21-year-old Muslim man was on Monday beaten to death allegedly by members of a Hindutva group in the town of Jamner in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district. The perpetrators allegedly assaulted Suleman Rahim Khan Pathan after he was seen with a Hindu woman from the same village at a cafe
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Two Muslim-owned restaurants in Wani, Yavatmal, were forcibly shut down by members of the Bajrang Dal
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At the “Samrast Yatra” event in Kurla, Mumbai, organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, a Jain monk disseminated hate speech rife with anti-Muslim propaganda.
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Rane’s speeches continued throughout the month of February, spreading more hateful conspiracy theories, and even suggesting that if Muslims “looked at Hindus in an incorrect manner,” they would face consequences. He stated that, “Our government is very bad. What is going on around I am aware of everything. You don’t have to struggle. Wherever something wrong is happening, wherever someone tries to slaughter a cow, wherever someone tries to smuggle, wherever green snakes try to wriggle, just make one call, and leave the rest of the arrangements to me., https://cjp.org.in/the-role-of-leaders-in-spreading-divisive-rhetoric/