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Supreme Court extends stay on hate speech trial against Tamil Nadu BJP chief

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Central Wing of the Supreme Court of India where the Chief Justice’s courtroom is situated. (Photo: Subhashish Panigrahi/Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court of India has extended the stay on the criminal trial against K. Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over alleged hate speech remarks made against Christians in … Read more

Anti-Muslim hate speech reaches alarming levels in India ahead of 2024 elections

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(Photo: Unsplash/Parth Savani) A troubling rise in anti-Muslim hate speech has been documented across India by a new report from the India Hate Lab (IHL), a Washington D.C.-based research organisation. The report reveals that anti-Muslim rhetoric and conspiracy theories have penetrated mainstream Indian politics to an alarming degree as the country gears up for national … Read more