Plea on hate speech: Supreme Court directs Centre to collect information from states

The court said it wanted to know which states have not taken measures to prevent cases.

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· Jul 21, 2022 · 09:05 pm

Government lawyer calls seer who gave rape threats to Muslim women ‘respectable religious leader’

In April, videos of Bajrang Muni making the threats in Sitapur were widely shared on social media.

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· Jul 08, 2022 · 06:58 pm

Data check: In seven years, India has seen a 500% rise in cases filed under its hate-speech law

The country lacks exclusive legislation criminalising hate speech that does not incite violence.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jun 23, 2022 · 01:30 pm

June 18 is the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech. How will polarised India mark it?

As recent events show, hate against Muslims and other minority communities seems to have approval from the highest levels of power.

Cedric Prakash

· Jun 18, 2022 · 09:00 am

Kerala court cancels bail of former MLA PC George in hate speech case

The police told the court that he had violated bail conditions by again making objectionable remarks about Muslims.

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· May 25, 2022 · 06:08 pm

Haridwar hate speech: Jitendra Tyagi granted bail on medical grounds by Supreme Court

Tyagi, the former Shia Waqf Board chief who had converted to Hinduism, was arrested for the speech he made during a religious conclave in December.

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· May 17, 2022 · 06:26 pm

Haridwar ‘dharam sansad’: Hate speech is spoiling the atmosphere of the country, says SC

The court was hearing the bail plea of Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, previously known as Wasim Rizvi. He is among more than 10 people named in the FIRs in the case.

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· May 13, 2022 · 11:44 am

Police file FIR in Delhi Hindu Yuva Vahini hate speech case after examining video

On April 14, the Delhi Police had said that no anti-Muslim hate speech was made at the religious conclave in December.

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· May 08, 2022 · 12:02 pm

Notice issued to organisers of Aligarh event for hate speech against Muslims

The event was attended by Hindutva supremacists Yati Narsinghanand and Kalicharan. Both of them are facing trial in cases of hate speech and are out on bail.

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· May 03, 2022 · 09:43 am

Permission denied for Roorkee ‘dharam sansad’ after Supreme Court warned against hate speech

Authorities have also prohibited gatherings of more than five people within a five-kilometre radius of the Dada Jalalpur village near the Uttarakhand city.

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· Apr 27, 2022 · 11:57 am

SC asks Uttarakhand to ensure no hate speech is made at Roorkee ‘dharam sansad’ on Wednesday

The court pulled up the state government for submitting that it could not stop such events, or anticipate the kind of speeches that would be made there.

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· Apr 26, 2022 · 02:03 pm

SC pulls up Delhi Police for saying no hate speech was made at Hindu Yuva Vahini event in December

Videos from the religious conclave showed journalist Suresh Chavhanke administering an oath to the attendees to ‘die for and kill’ to make India a Hindu nation.

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· Apr 22, 2022 · 03:27 pm