New Delhi: India witnessed at least 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, across states and union territories in 2025. On average, four hate speech events occurred per day, according to the new India Hate Lab report.
This marks a 13% increase from 2024, and 97% increase from 2023, when 668 such incidents were recorded.
In a 100-page report, the India Hate Lab detailed how a total of 1,289 speeches, or 98%, targeted Muslims. While in 1,156 cases, it was explicit, in another 133 cases, Muslims were targeted alongside Christians. This is an increase of nearly 12% from the 1,147 instances recorded in 2024.
Meanwhile, in 162 cases, hate speech was targeted at Christians, accounting for 12% of all events, either explicitly in 29 cases or alongside Muslims in 133 cases.