Hindutva group in Varanasi tonsures Nepali-speaking man, forces him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

The Vishwa Hindu Sena forced him to shout slogans against Nepal and its PM, and praise India for providing Nepalis with employment opportunities.

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· Jul 17, 2020 · 04:25 pm

Madhya Pradesh: Police officer who said lawyer beaten up for being ‘Muslim’ suspended

The lawyer, Deepak Bundele, shared an audio recording of his conversation with the police.

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· May 21, 2020 · 01:14 pm

How television news (and social media) is making Hindu youth in North India angry – and violent

Conversations with friends and relatives of two young men who fired on protestors in Delhi last week.

Arunabh Saikia

· Feb 05, 2020 · 09:00 am

Muslim man allegedly beaten up for wearing ‘No CAA, NRC’ cap in Delhi, says report

Faizal’s younger brother found him lying on the floor of the park, after which his family arrived and called the police.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 10:26 am

United States: Sikhs third most targeted religious group in hate crimes in 2018, shows FBI report

There were 60 anti-Sikh hate crimes during the year.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 08:21 am

FactChecker pulls down hate crime database, IndiaSpend editor Samar Halarnkar resigns

Both websites are run by the same organisation.

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· Sep 12, 2019 · 02:56 pm

Child-lifting rumours: Bihar mob intensified attack on victims after learning they were Muslims

Even though the village headman confirmed that the mob raised anti-Muslim slogans, the police and victims’ statements denied the claim.

Umesh Kumar Ray, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 06, 2019 · 01:30 pm

‘I’m nervous’: An Indian Army wife who is Muslim on the New India beyond the cantonment gates

As random violence against minorities rises, I worry that the mere fact of my association with the forces may not be enough to guarantee my safety.

Nazma Parveen

· Aug 11, 2019 · 07:30 am

In Aurangabad, two instances so far of Muslim men forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

One of the victims says the police have been threatening him and his relatives to make him change his statement.

Nushaiba Iqbal and Shailesh Shrivastava, FactChecker.in

· Aug 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim boy allegedly set on fire for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ dies in hospital

But the police claimed that the boy had fabricated the story.

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· Jul 31, 2019 · 01:05 pm

Fact check: Were Muslim students in Unnao forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by their assailants?

Three of the students contradicted UP police’s claim that they weren’t made to raise religious slogans.

Saurabh Sharma, Factchecker.in

· Jul 18, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Tamil Nadu: Inter-caste couple murdered in Thoothukudi district, police suspect hate crime

Police said the woman’s family was against the relationship as they were of different castes. Her father has been arrested.

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· Jul 05, 2019 · 08:25 am