East Mojo: Assam: India Hate Lab tracks 18 rallies and 5 evictions targeting Bengali Muslims
Guwahati: According to new findings by India Hate Lab (IHL), Assam has seen a sharp escalation in hate speech, harassment, and state-led violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims since early June 2025. The report links this intensification to a broader campaign allegedly aimed at removing so-called “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.” Between July 9 and July 30, IHL documented […]
The Siasat Daily: Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being branded as “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants” in Assam. Its chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, is known to have openly led a hate campaign fuelled […]
Maktoob Media: Data reveals rising hate and violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam
Washington-based advocacy and research group India Hate Lab on Thursday released a new data brief under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative on “sharp and deeply concerning” escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment and violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam state. Between July 9 and July 30, India Hate Lab (IHL) has documented 18 […]
ZeeNews: Assam में बंगाली मुसलमानों के खिलाफ बढ़ रही नफरत, इस रिपोर्ट से हुआ बड़ा खुलासा
Assam News: असम में बांगलाभाषी मुसलमानों को बांग्लादेशी होने के शक पर प्रताड़ित करने और उनके खिलाफ नफरत में बढ़ौतरी से जुड़ी एक रिपोर्ट सामने आई है. इस रिपोर्ट में खुलासा किया गया है कि बंगाली भाषी मुसलमानों के खिलाफ नफरत फैलाने के अभियान को BJP नेता और असम के मुख्यमंत्री हिमंत बिस्वा शर्मा बढ़ावा […]
Data Reveals Rising Hate and Violence Against Bengali-Origin Muslims in Assam
Since early June, the northeastern state of Assam has witnessed a sharp and deeply concerning escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment, violence, and state-led evictions against Bengali-origin Muslims, under the campaign to remove “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.” Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has played a central role in […]
ReligionUnplugged: UK To Monitor Religious Freedom In India Under New Policy Focus
(ANALYSIS) Britain has named India among 10 countries it will closely monitor for violations of religious freedom as part of a new foreign policy strategy. The move links the United Kingdom’s international relations more directly with the defence of freedom of religion or belief. The announcement was made by David Smith, the Labour Member of […]
D+C: The ecosystem of hate
The “United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech” defines hate speech as “any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour, that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, […]
The Wire: Being Muslim and Refusing to Let Bigotry Decide Who I am
What does it mean to be a Muslim? What does it mean to be an atheist? What does it mean to not want to be a Muslim at all? These are questions that I have struggled with throughout my admittedly short life. My relationship with my “religious identity” is one of mostly violence. My parents […]
The Wire: Hugs, Hashtags, and Hard Passes: The Curated Spectacle of Modi’s Diplomacy
In an era when global affairs are roiled by war, climate crisis, and shifting power equations, India has a historic opportunity to lead with moral clarity and strategic poise. Instead, we have chosen a baffling third way: the performative pivot. India’s foreign policy under Narendra Modi has been less about doctrine and more about drama […]
The Wire: India’s Information Politics in a Geopolitical Conflict
The following is an analysis of India’s ongoing practices of information politics and an interrogation of how they may have fared when deployed during a geopolitical conflict from a domestic lens. It is not a commentary on its military strategy, and does not analyse the actions of external actors. In early May, India and Pakistan […]