South China Morning Post: Most anti-Muslim hate speech in India linked to Modi’s ruling party: report
India has seen an ‘escalating trend’ of anti-Muslim speech since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, according to a new report
Some 80 per cent of the 255 incidents documented earlier this year occurred in BJP-ruled states and union territories, Hindutva Watch said
Bloomberg: Modi’s Party Linked With Most Hate Speech in India, Report Finds
Hindutva Watch said many rallies included anti-Muslim speech.
Most incidents occurred in states controlled by the BJP
Bloomberg Canada: Modi’s Party Linked With Most Hate Speech in India, Report Finds
(Bloomberg) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report released on Monday. Read More
TRT World: Modi’s party behind most hate speech against Muslims in India, report says
This alarming finding sheds light on an escalating trend of anti-Muslim speech since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power in 2014.
LA TIMES: Hate crimes and hate speech are on the rise in India. Meet the trackers
MUMBAI — On a hot humid day in early June, Hindu activist Sambhaji Salunkhe delivered a charged speech in the city of Kolhapur, rehashing far-right conspiracy theories about Muslim men who allegedly court Hindu women so they will marry and convert to Islam. His audience was already incensed about an Instagram post, uploaded the day before by a […]
Al Jazeera: Anti-Muslim hate speech in India spikes around elections, report says
Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India averaged more than one a day in the first half of 2023 and were seen most in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring attacks on minorities. There were 255 documented incidents of hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims in the first […]
The Sun Daily: India’s anti-Muslim hate speech concentrated around elections, report finds
WASHINGTON: Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India averaged more than one a day in the first half of 2023 and were seen most in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring attacks on minorities. Read More