US: Swaminarayan temple vandalised in Kentucky, police investigating it as a hate crime

The miscreants sprayed black paint on the temple deity and left a knife stuck on a chair.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 31, 2019 · 07:56 pm

United States: ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett attacked in apparent hate crime in Chicago

The attackers poured an unknown chemical substance on Smollett, who is black and openly gay, and assaulted him and wrapped a rope around his neck.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 30, 2019 · 11:57 am

Religious hate crimes in India rose to a decade-high level in 2018: Report

Minorities were at the receiving end in 75% of the attacks in which the religion of the victims was known, according to Hate Crime Watch.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 27, 2018 · 04:42 pm

Rajsamand murder: SC asks Rajasthan to explain videos allegedly posted by accused from jail

The court also issued a notice to Shambhulal Regar on a plea seeking his transfer to the Tihar jail in Delhi.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 18, 2018 · 02:01 pm

New hate crime tracker in India finds victims are predominantly Muslims, perpetrators Hindus

The India Spend initiative has found as many as 90% of religious hate crimes since 2009 have occurred after the BJP took power at the Centre in 2014.

Harsh Mander

· Nov 13, 2018 · 06:30 am

Family of migrant labourer hacked to death in Rajasthan opposes Lok Sabha ticket to accused: Report

The Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena has offered Shambhulal Regar, who is accused of killing Mohammad Afrazul, a ticket to contest from Agra.

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· Sep 21, 2018 · 11:32 am

Man in jail for hacking Muslim labourer to death will contest 2019 elections from Agra

The Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena will field Shambhulal Regar from the seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 19, 2018 · 03:19 pm

Canada: Indian man films incident as woman racially abuses him over parking dispute

The woman, who commented on the man’s skin colour, later claimed on TV that she was ‘not a racist’.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 22, 2018 · 05:23 pm

Kansas man gets 3 more life sentences for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla

Adam Purinton, a 53-year-old Navy veteran, reportedly yelled ‘get out of my country’ before fatally shooting the techie at a bar in February 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 08, 2018 · 07:54 am

US: Man who shot Srinivas Kuchibhotla dead pleads guilty to hate crime charges

Adam Purinton accepted the charges to avoid the death penalty.

Scroll Staff

· May 22, 2018 · 10:15 am

‘We are here to stay’: Altab Ali’s murder 40 years ago mobilised East London’s Bangladeshi community

The racially motivated murder was a watershed moment that marked a significant turning point for race relations in East London.

Aminul Hoque, The Conversation

· May 21, 2018 · 01:30 pm

How police in the United States are mislabeling hate crimes against the LGBTQ community

It’s a problem that can endanger public safety and leave policymakers blind.

Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica

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Rahima Nasa, ProPublica

· May 20, 2018 · 09:30 pm