Four months after PFI ban: Fearing police action, former members retreat into shell

They have wound up even routine activism but argue the prohibition on the group is politically motivated.

Zafar Aafaq

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Rokibuz Zaman

· Jan 27, 2023 · 06:30 am

Why Israeli democracy is under serious threat as extreme right-wing coalition takes power

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his conservative allies dream of making the nation a Jewish supremacist state.

Boaz Atzili, The Conversation

· Jan 08, 2023 · 11:30 pm

BJP’s response to veteran Muslim leader asking his children to settle abroad validates his concern

At no point does the ruling party seem to consider that there could be genuine reasons for Indian Muslims to feel insecure.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 24, 2022 · 09:00 am

BJP MLA claims videos of him hinting at his involvement in 2020 Delhi riots were misinterpreted

The videos showed Nand Kishor Gurjar declaring at an event organised by the VHP that he will not desist from killing ‘jihadis’ if they murder any Hindus.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2022 · 11:57 am

FIR against organisers of VHP event where BJP MP called for ‘total boycott’ of a community

MP Parvesh Verma’s remarks were apparently aimed at Muslims, but the leader said he did not name a specific community.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 10, 2022 · 08:37 am

PFI was born in the crucible of Kerala’s violent politics – but does that make it a terror threat?

While some of its members have been convicted of violent crimes, the organisation has not officially endorsed them.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 04, 2022 · 09:00 am

Delhi Police links Jahangirpuri violence to citizenship protests. Politics, say families of accused

The police initially accused a man named Mohammad Ansar of instigating the Hanuman Jayanti violence. But its chargesheet has shifted focus to two others.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Aug 24, 2022 · 06:30 am

On Rohingya refugees, AAP competes with the BJP in communal rhetoric

An opposition that offers a genuine alternative politics needs to stand up for refugee rights.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Aug 19, 2022 · 06:30 am

Madras High Court ruled that a temple was a Buddhist site. How will this impact mosque-temple cases?

However, the verdict on the Thalaivetti Muniyappan temple in Tamil Nadu’s Salem cannot be a precedent for future cases, legal experts say.

Umang Poddar

· Aug 07, 2022 · 06:30 am

How BJP leaders and Hindutva groups drove an FIR against multifaith prayers in a Kanpur school

The main complainant says he went to the police station on the request of a local BJP leader.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Aug 04, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim women with rape, may go unpunished

The police have filed a case against him. But the complainant is no ordinary man.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Jul 31, 2022 · 06:30 am

Scholar Madhu Kishwar, four others booked for spreading misinformation on social media

The accused persons did not delete a communally sensitive video even after the police clarified that it was related to an incident that took place in 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 25, 2022 · 11:51 am