In 2025, a total of 1,318 hate speech events were documented targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians across India. On average, four hate speech events occurred per day, as per the new India Hate Lab (IHL) report.
This marks a 13% increase from 2024, and 97% increase from 2023, when 668 such incidents were recorded.
Muslims continued to be the most heavily targeted group, with hate speech against Muslims rose by nearly 12% from 2024. Anti-Christian hate rose even faster, increasing by nearly 41% over the previous year.
IHL, a project of Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) also highlighted The Quint’s report on the attacks against Christians around Christmas 2025.
The IHL report noted that even though there has been an unprecedented surge in hate speech, there was further, deeper entrenchment of sectarian rhetoric as a routine feature of India’s political and social landscape.