The News Minute: Hate speech by BJP and groups peaked during polls, 9 different ‘jihad’ theories floated
The states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat witnessed the highest number of hate speech gatherings.
The Wire: 80% of Anti-Muslim Hate Speech in 2023 Was Delivered in BJP-Ruled States: Report
A third of such hate speech gatherings – 33% – explicitly called for violence against Muslims and 12% had a call to arms, the Hindutva Watch’s report found.
India: Muslims targeted in over 250 hate speech ‘gatherings’ in first half of 2023 (Middle East Eye)
A report by Hindutva Watch suggests that in India more than one anti-Muslim event occurs every day
Hate Speech Events in India— Half-Yearly Report 2023

By Raqib Hameed Naik, Aarushi Srivastava and Abhyudaya Tyagi This report aims to document all verified instances of hate speech events organized by Hindu far-right groups against India’s Muslim minorities in the first half of 2023. While India lacks an official definition of hate speech, we adopt the United Nations framework, which characterizes hate speech […]