TRT World: Modi’s BJP fuels extremism as anti-Muslim speech surges in India – report
Hate speech in India targeting the country’s religious minorities saw a “staggering” surge in 2024, a US-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 in a report on Monday. […]
Sri Lanka Guardian: Hate Speech Against Religious Minorities in India Soars by 75% in 2024
A new report has highlighted a disturbing rise in hate speech incidents targeting religious minorities in India, with a 74.4% increase in 2024 compared to the previous year. According to the India Hate Lab, a project by the Washington-based Center for the Study of Organized Hate, there were 1,165 recorded incidents of hate speech last […]
The Hindu: Anti-minority hate speech in India rose by 74% in 2024, research group says
Instances of hate speech against minorities in India such as Muslims increased 74% in 2024, a Washington-based research group said on Monday (February 10, 2025), with incidents ballooning around last year’s Lok Sabha elections. India Hate Lab documented 1,165 instances of what it considered to be hate speech in 2024, compared with 668 a year […]
The Quint: Big Tech’s Role in Spreading Hate Speech in India Is a Lesson for the World
Over the past few days, there have been thousands of words written about the impact that content creators on social media have on our society. Let me stay on that topic, but change the focus—from a cringe joke by Ranveer Allahbadia aka Beer Biceps on a comedy game show to toxic, hate speech targeting minorities […]
BOOM: India Sees 74% Rise in Hate Speech Against Minorities in 2024: Report
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 earlier, that it observed […]
The Wire: ‘74% Rise in Hate Speech in 2024, BJP and its Allies Behind Most’: Report
New Delhi: India saw a 74% increase in hate speech in 2024, with over 1,000 incidents recorded by the India Hate Lab last year, compared to 688 such events in 2023. Of the 1,165 recorded instances of anti-minority hate speech, 98.5% targeted the Muslim community either explicitly or alongside Christians, while nearly 10% targeted Christians […]
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 […]