India Hate Lab (IHL)

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 […]

Reuters: Anti-Muslim hate speech in India concentrated around elections, report finds

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – 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 […]

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