The New Indian Express: Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India: Report
NEW DELHI: 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. […]
The News Minute: India sees 74.4% surge in hate speech in 2024, BJP leaders among key offenders: Report
India witnessed an alarming 74.4% increase in hate speech incidents in 2024 compared to 2023, with political leaders, especially from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), playing a central role in spreading anti-minority rhetoric. According to a report by the India Hate Lab (IHL), 1,165 verified in-person hate speech events were documented across the country—up […]
Scroll: 74% rise in anti-minority hate speech in India in 2024: Study
Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74.4% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a study published on Monday by Washington DC-based research group India Hate Lab. The study, Social Media and Hate Speech in India, documented 1,165 instances of hate speech targeting religious minorities, primarily Muslims and Christians, in the country […]
ThePrint: Concerns over rising hate speech against minorities & mass turtle deaths find world media’s attention
New Delhi: All eyes are on the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in Washington DC. In ‘Modi’s US visit raises industry hopes amid tariff threats,’ Reuters reports that PM Modi is expected to propose tariff cuts and increased energy and defence imports to Trump at the meeting Wednesday. “Modi is keen […]
Deccan Herald’s Editorial: Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, says US-based research group
India Hate Lab said a third of hate speech incidents last year occurred from March 16 through June 1 during the height of election campaigning. 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 […]
BARRON’S: 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 […]
Dhaka Tribune: Report: Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India led by Modi
Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said yesterday. 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 […]
Kuwait Times: Anti-Muslim hate speech surges in India led by Modi: Report
NEW DELHI: 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. […]
Deccan Herald’s Editorial: Rising Hate Calls for Tough Curbs
India in 2024 saw a 74% rise in anti-minority hate speeches than in 2023, according to Washington-based, non-partisan research group India Hate Lab. Hate speech is a parasite which, if not weeded out, will further damage India’s secular fabric. The challenge, as observed by the Supreme Court in 2023, is in implementing existing verdicts – and that […]
DropSite: How a controversial law allows Modi’s Hindu nationalists to monitor private relationships
This week, the Mumbai-based Center for Study of Society and Secularism reported an 84 percent increase in communal riots across India from 2023 to 2024. Last year, Washington, DC-based think tank India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech events across India that targeted Muslims. Two-thirds of those incidents occurred in states where the BJP is in power. As the UCC debate […]