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The Modi Years: What has fuelled rising mob violence in India?

The ruling party’s leaders have supported violence in the name of cow protection.

Hindutva fanatics kill man in Odisha after converting to Christianity

The man's name was Anant Ram Gand and he was the father of five children. He was dragged away from his house before his son's eyes. He was baptized two months ago in the Evangelical Church, but his conversion was opposed by the village radicals. President of Persecution Relief: "We want freedom of worship"

India: Government Policies, Actions Target Minorities

A woman walks past security forces patrolling a street in a riot affected area in New Delhi, India, February 26, 2020. © 2020 REUTERS/Adnan...

Vigilante cow protection groups attack minorities in India

Authorities Should End Communal Rhetoric, Prosecute Assailants, Recommends Human Rights watch Members of a cow protection group patrol the streets of Ramgarh, Rajasthan, and confiscate...

Bajrang Dal deploys 250 hooligans to make videos of couples on...

Since the dawn of Valentine's Day, Bajrang Dal has been stirring trouble. In fact, if they had existed in ancient Rome, they would have attacked St. Valentine and Valentine's Day would have never happened.

WhatsApp Vigilantes: An exploration of citizen reception and circulation of WhatsApp...

  This story first appeared on lse.ac.uk

Seven get life term for killing two men that sparked Muzaffarnagar...

A Muzaffarnagar court Friday sentenced seven to life in prison for the murder of two cousins, Gaurav and Sachin, in Kawal village in 2013....

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