Documenting Anti-Muslim and Islamophobic incidents in India: July 2026
Scope and Method This log records incidents of anti-Muslim violence, humiliation, discrimination, demolition, speech-policing and officialmeasures reported in India between 1 and 30 July 2026. Entries were compiled from Indian and international outletsincluding Maktoob Media, The Observer Post, Clarion India, The Wire, The Hindu, The Indian Express, SiasatDaily, Scroll.in, Madhyamam, Muslim Mirror, Hindustan Times, India […]
Documenting Anti-Muslim and Islamophobic incidents in India: June 2026
Incident register 1. 3 June 2026 — Barrackpore, West Bengal (Coercion/humiliation): BJP MLA Koustav Bagchi publicly pressured a Muslim woman at an Annapurna Yojna event to chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram” while implying BJP was not expelling Muslims from the country. Source: Alt News, 8 June 2026. 2. Early June 2026 (around […]
Documenting Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim Incidents in India: May 2026
Compiled from reports in The Wire, The Indian Express, The Telegraph, Maktoob Media, Alt 1. Post-election anti-Muslim attacks after BJP victory in West Bengal Date: 4–7 May 2026 Location: Multiple districts across West Bengal (including Cooch Behar, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata region) Description: A fact-finding report by the Association for Protection of […]
Documenting Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim Incidents in India: April 2026
Incident 1: Mass disenfranchisement through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Date: 2026-04-01 Location: West Bengal (multiple constituencies, especially Muslim-concentrated seats in Murshidabad, Malda, Kolkata) Description: Alt News’ analysis of Special Intensive Revision data across six constituencies in West Bengal shows Muslims make up around 92.6% of the 3,02,573 voters placed “Under Adjudication” while comprising roughly half […]
We are going through a disgraceful period in the judiciary: Siddique Kappan speaks out
In October 2020, as India reeled in outrage over the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan set out from Delhi to cover the ground reality. He never reached his destination. The Uttar Pradesh police arrested him and three others at a toll plaza in Mathura, […]
Documenting Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim Incidents in India: March 2026
This document compiles reported Islamophobic and anti-Muslim incidents in India during March2026, based primarily on coverage by Indian and international news outlets, minority-rightsmonitors, and documentation projects. Each entry lists the incident date, location, a briefdescription, and key sources. The list is based on accessible public reporting and should be treatedas a best-effort, not an exhaustive, […]
Documenting Islamophobic and Anti-Muslim hate in India: February 2026
Compiled Date: February 28, 2026Documentation Period: February 1-28, 2026Sources: The Wire, Indian Express, The Telegraph, Maktoob Media, The Observer Post, The Clarion, Alt News, The Hindu, @zoo_bear (Twitter/X), and other verified media sources February 7-8, 2026: Assam BJP Shares AI Video Showing CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Aiming Rifle at Muslims Date: February 7, 2026 (Video […]
Documenting Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim hate in India: January 2026
Major Incidents – January 2026 1. Sanatan Rashtra Mahotsav (Late December 2025-Early January 2026) Date: December 13-14, 2025 (impacts carried into January 2026)Location: Bharat Mandapam, DelhiType: Government-sponsored hate speech event Details:The two-day Sanatan Rashtra Sankhanad Mahotsav was organized by Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation and Sanatan Sanstha in association with the Union Ministry of Culture […]
Documenting Anti-Muslim Hate in India: December 2025
December 2025 closes yet another year marked by persistent and escalating Islamophobic violence in India. Across the country, Muslim minorities continued to face targeted hostility -ranging from physical assaults and mob lynchings in public spaces to systemic humiliation, hate speech, and digital abuse. These incidents did not occur in isolation; they unfolded within a broader […]
Aakar Patel on dissent and India’s shrinking civil space
The following is an interview with Aakar Patel, conducted by Sidheek C S About yourself… I am a Gujarati; 55 years old. I grew up in a business family. I was in Surat till the age of 25. I studied textile technology at the MS University, Baroda. At the age of 25 in 1995, I moved to […]