Communalism
Kamlesh Tiwari row: Who is inciting violence? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYKbqDT5EW4
Jan 8, 2016 Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari has been jailed for his derogatory remark over Prophet Muhammad., but still, his hate speech is triggering violence in various parts of Eastern India.
Bengaluru Mob Violence: SDPI Leader Arrested For Allegedly Inciting Violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rxkLEAP00
Aug 12, 2020
A Facebook post laced with communal remarks sparked violent clashes in Bengaluru on Tuesday night in which a mob vandalised a police station and the residence of a Congress MLA.
Three people died in police firing after angry mobs attacked a Congress MLA's house in Bengaluru as a communal social media post shared allegedly by the leader's relative sparked outrage and clashes broke out in DJ Halli and KG Halli police station areas of the city. SDPI leader Muzamil Pasha has been arrested by Bengaluru Police for his role in mob violence
This is the Hate Tracker maintained by the Quint.
https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/uncovering-hate-crime-tracker-communal-violence-india/ verified information on the incidents of hate crime and communal violence that have taken place since June 2024.
Calling someone ‘Pakistani’, ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ does not amount to hurting religious sentiments: SC https://scroll.in/latest/1079892/calling-someone-pakistani-miyan-tiyan-does-not-amount-to-hurting-religious-sentiments-sc . The complainant used to be an Urdu translator and acting clerk for Right to Information in the sub-divisional office in Jharkhand’s Chas. The accused i Hari Nandan Singh, had sought information under the Right to Information Act from the additional collector. An appellate authority had directed the complainant to personally provide the information sought under RTI to Singh. But when he visited Singh’s home to hand over the information, Singh allegedly abused him by making a reference to his religion. Singh also allegedly “used criminal force against him while he was discharging his official duties, with the intention of intimidating and deterring him from performing his duties as a public servant”, according to the court order.
Exploring the nexus of politics and pop culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5M3yc5vzU May 23, 2024
In his new book H-Pop, journalist Kunal Purohit documents how radicalised poems, songs and hate speeches are finding their way across India. Watch his conversation with Glynda Alves where they discover the nexus between politics and pop culture.
Subcategories
Hate Crime
Hate Speech / Incitement to violence
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.
250811-Jalgaon-lynching of Pathan after being seen with Hindu woman at cafe
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/