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‘Hate Speech Events in India’ Report
April 4 , 2024
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- In 2023, India recorded 668 documented hate speech events that targeted Muslims, according to a report released by India Hate Lab.
- The report, titled ‘Hate Speech Events in India’, noted that while 255 events took place in the first half of 2023.
- The number rose to 413 in the second half of the year, a 62% increase.
- About 75% of the events (498) took place in BJP-ruled States, Union Territories, and Delhi.
- While 36% (239) of the events “included a direct call of violence against Muslims”.
- 63% (420) included references to “conspiracy theories, primarily involving love jihad, land jihad, halal jihad and population jihad”.
- About 25% (169) featured speeches calling for targeting Muslim places of worship.
- Maharashtra (118), Uttar Pradesh (104), Madhya Pradesh (65), Rajasthan (64), Haryana (48), Uttarakhand (41), Karnataka (40), Gujarat (31), Chhattisgarh (21), and Bihar (18) were the top 10 for the highest number of hate speech events.
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