The Rise of Hate Speech in India

[Bilal9]

India is at a dangerous moment. The voices of Hindutva - Hindu supremacy - are ascending, spreading division and hate speech. It has worked its way through the body politic like a slow-acting poison. And the effect on the secular fabric of the Indian republic and the lives of minorities - especially Muslims - has proven toxic, at times deadly.

Contributors:

Kanchan Gupta - Senior adviser, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Manisha Pande - Executive editor, Newslaundry
Arvind Rajagopal - Professor of Media Studies, NYU
Shahrukh Alam - Advocate and columnist
Gregory Stanton - President, Genocide Watch

Watch and Comment - this is a wonderful expose of the fascist Hindutva debacle currently unfolding in India.

 

[Bilal9]

Rise in hate speech, mob violence over past year has created precarious situation for minorities in Bangladesh​

‘Rise in hate speech, mob violence over past year has created precarious situation for minorities’

US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain travelled to Bangladesh on April 17-20. He visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, met government officials, civil society and youth groups in Dhaka. In a written email interview on May 5, he shared with The Daily Star...

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Reported to mods as off topic derailing post.

 

[Beast]

India is at a dangerous moment. The voices of Hindutva - Hindu supremacy - are ascending, spreading division and hate speech. It has worked its way through the body politic like a slow-acting poison. And the effect on the secular fabric of the Indian republic and the lives of minorities - especially Muslims - has proven toxic, at times deadly.

Contributors:

Kanchan Gupta - Senior adviser, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Manisha Pande - Executive editor, Newslaundry
Arvind Rajagopal - Professor of Media Studies, NYU
Shahrukh Alam - Advocate and columnist
Gregory Stanton - President, Genocide Watch

Watch and Comment - this is a wonderful expose of the fascist Hindutva debacle currently unfolding in India.

The west will ignore the poor human right record of India becos India is complying with Western for their action against China while they pursue fake allegation against China for oppressing against minority.

 

[Bilal9]

The west will ignore the poor human right record of India becos India is complying with Western for their action against China while they pursue fake allegation against China for oppressing against minority.

Exactly - right on both counts.....they should actually sanction Modi but they don't.