India Hate Lab (IHL)

Sabrang India: CJP files complaint to Maharashtra DGP, SP Jalgaon over police participation in communal rally amid Suleman Pathan lynching probe

In a development that raises profound questions about institutional neutrality and the integrity of criminal investigations, the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed a detailed complaint with the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra and Superintendent of Police, Jalgaon, demanding urgent disciplinary action against police officials of Jamner Police Station, Jalgaon district, for […]

NewsX: Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh Booked For Allegedly Insulting Prophet Muhammad

A complaint has been lodged against Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh at Shah Ali Banda Police Station for apparently making slanderous comments against Prophet Muhammad while addressing a Dussehra rally in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The action was taken following complaints from several citizens denouncing the comments, labeling them blasphemous. As per the police, the FIR […]

The Straits Time: Move by India’s Assam state to allow arms for ‘indigenous’ people stirs fears of worsening violence

NEW DELHI – A decision by the Assam government to introduce a liberal arms policy for “indigenous” civilians to defend themselves against “unlawful threats” could worsen the north-eastern Indian state’s long and bloody record of ethnic and religious violence, critics say. That could have a far-reaching impact, including for India’s “Act East” policy. Assam’s stability […]

New Internationalist: A TIME OF MONSTERS

We’re already seeing the damage, ranging from migrant communities terrorized by Trump’s anti-immigration raids to Muslims targeted by vicious pogroms in India. The harm which leaders peddling this politics can cause even in a short space of time is immense. During his four-year tenure, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro inflicted immeasurable and perhaps irreversible harm to the […]

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 […]