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Reuters: Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, research group says

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Instances of hate speech against minorities in India such as Muslims increased 74% in 2024, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, with incidents ballooning around last year’s national elections. India Hate Lab documented 1,165 instances of what it considered to be hate speech in 2024, compared with 668 a year […]

The Independent: Hate speech against religious minorities in India soared by 75% in 2024

There has been a sharp rise in hate speech incidents targeting religious minorities in India, according to a new report by an American think tank. The country recorded 1,165 hate speech events last year, a 74.4 per cent increase from 2023, the report by India Hate Lab said. As many as 98.5 per cent of these events targeted Muslims, either explicitly or […]

The Washington Post: Study blames social media for hate speech surge in India

Hate speech in India surged in 2024 and social media platforms played a key role in spreading divisive rhetoric against the country’s religious minorities, according to a research report released on Monday, our colleague Pranshu Verma writes for the Tech Brief. There were at least 1,165 hate speech events in India during the election year 2024, a 74 percent […]

The Japan Times: Anti-Muslim hate speech surged in India’s election year, led by Modi

NEW DELHI – Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a U.S.-based think tank has said. The alarming rise was “deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement,” the India Hate Lab (IHL) said Monday in a […]

Free Malaysia Today (FMT): Report says Modi led surge in anti-Muslim hate speech in India

NEW DELHI: Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said today. The alarming rise was “deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement”, the India Hate Lab (IHL) said in a report. During […]

INSIDER PAPER: Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India led by Modi: report

Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said Monday. The alarming rise was “deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement”, the India Hate Lab (IHL) said in a report. During India’s bitterly […]

Arab Times: Hate speech against India’s minorities soars by 74% in 2024

NEW DELHI, India, Feb 11: India’s religious minorities have experienced a “staggering” increase in hate speech over the past year, with a significant rise in incidents targeting Muslims and Christians, according to a report released Monday. The report, from the Washington-based research group India Hate Lab, found that hate speech incidents aimed at Muslim and […]

CTV News: Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, research group says

WASHINGTON – Instances of hate speech against minorities in India such as Muslims increased 74 per cent in 2024, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, with incidents ballooning around last year’s national elections. India Hate Lab documented 1,165 instances of what it considered to be hate speech in 2024, compared with 668 a year […]

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