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 […]
184 Anti-Muslim hate crimes reported across India after Pahalgam Attack: APCR Report
New Delhi: In the wake of the April 22 militant attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, a sharp spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes has been reported across India, according to a detailed report released by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR). The report documents 184 incidents of anti-Muslim violence and discrimination within a 17-day period, […]
Complicit courts and a blood-thirsty regime: Dissecting Anti-Muslim violence in Sambhal
In the smoke-filled aftermath of Sambhal, where the echoes of police gunfire still haunt its streets, the complicity of India’s judiciary in enabling a divisive political agenda must be laid bare. Five lives—five young Muslim men—were taken under the pretense of maintaining “law and order.” This massacre is no isolated incident. It is the grim […]
Delhi’s Increasing Mosque Demolitions Spark Community Outcry
The incident highlights the ongoing challenges of minority communities and addressing alleged demolition drives over masjids, while also navigating Hindutva hatred in India’s diverse capital city.
Modi’s anti-Muslim ‘Vote Jihad’ rhetoric faces severe criticism
“The opposition is asking Muslims to launch vote jihad. In the past, we heard about ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad.’ Be careful about this new jihad. You all know what jihads mean and against whom they are
waged,” Modi said.
Riyas Moulavi Murder: Justice Deliberately Denied
That the accused were acquitted despite abundance of evidence is yet another instance debunking impartiality boasted by Indian judiciary. Eventhough the court, in this case, was presented with photographs of the accused in RSS uniform and BJP campaign caps, the judge expressed that he was not convinced about association of the accused with RSS!
India’s ‘Jai Sri Ram’ Mob Attacks International Students During Ramadan Prayer in Hostel
A student from Afghanistan recounted that the mob raised slogans and questioned their right to offer namaz in the hostel. The injured students, including individuals from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, and African countries, have been hospitalized and have notified their respective embassies.
Two Detained at IFFI Goa for Creatively Questioning the Hate Propaganda Movie ‘The Kerala Story’
Two Keralites, Srinath, a documentarian, and Visual Artist Archana Ravi, were held in police custody at the Panaji police headquarters for keeping a satirical image and meme disparaging the hate propaganda movie ‘The Kerala Story’. They had pinned a sheet of paper to their T-shirts showing the meme “Sudipto Sen: The Kerala Story, Source: Trust […]
Kanpur Boy’s Murder: Ransom Letter With ‘Allahu Akbar’ Used To Mislead Police
In a disturbing incident in Kanpur, the lifeless body of a 16-year-old boy, the son of a local businessman, was discovered on October 31. The boy had gone missing after leaving for his tuition teacher’s house on October 30. The police have arrested the victim’s tuition teacher, Rachita, and her boyfriend, Prabhat, on suspicion of […]
‘Slap him harder’: Indian teacher instigates Hindu students to slap their Muslim classmate
“Aey kya tum maar rahe ho iske.. jor se maaro naa…chalo aur kiska number hai?” (What are you doing? Why are you not hitting him harder?) the teacher instructs the students.
