Madhya Pradesh: Communal clash erupts in Ujjain’s Tarana, Section 144 imposed (DNA India)
By Pramode Mallik
What began as an incident of stone pelting quickly snowballed into a communal clash in Tarana town of Ujjain district in the...
Bengal migrant labourer killed in Andhra Pradesh after being branded Bangladeshi (Telegraph India)
By Subhashis Chaudhuri
A Muslim labourer from South 24-Parganas was allegedly killed in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night after being branded as a “Bangladeshi” in...
Sambhal sees two judges transferred within 48 hours amid lawyers’ protest (New Indian Express)
By Namita Bajpai
Lucknow: Sambhal district witnessed the transfer of two Chief Judicial Magistrates (CJMs) within a span of 48 hours following objections raised by lawyers.
CJM...
In Rajasthan, BJP Leader Claims Demographic Change Due to “Bangladeshi Infiltration”
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay fearmongered about “infiltration” in India, claimed that Rajasthan’s demography has drastically changed due to it, and alleged—without evidence—that 20,000 “illegal...
In Lucknow, Mahant Raju Das Calls Muslims “Terrorists” and Urges Hindus to Arm
During a Hindu Sammelan, far-right monk Mahant Raju Das delivered an anti-Muslim and anti-Christian speech, referring to Muslims as “those terrorist Mohammad’s children who...
In Chittorgarh, BJP Leader Claims Madrasas Produce Terrorists
At an event organised by Jan Chetna Manch Sansthan, BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay claimed that madrasas produce terrorists and described them as a major...
In Ujjain, Communal Violence Erupts After Friday Prayers Following Assault on VHP–Bajrang Dal Leader
Communal tension escalated after Friday prayers, with violence breaking out in the area. Mobs resorted to stone-pelting and vandalism, damaging shops and setting buses...
In Ghaziabad, Cow Vigilantes Demand Closure of Meat Shops Near Temple
Cow vigilantes led by Annu Chaudhary raided a meat shop, demanding to see their licence and demanding that they shut their stores down, citing...
India Persecution Tracker | 2025 | Annual Overview (South Asia Justice Campaign)
By Team
https://www.datawrapper.de/_/e3aDL
2025 marked the further entrenchment of patterns of religious discrimination that have steadily consolidated since the ascension of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
‘Part of a Broader Pattern’: Journalist Bodies Strongly Condemn Police Action on J&K Scribes...
By The Wire Staff
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGI), Digipub and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have criticised the recent police action...
Treat hate speech as constitutional tort, activists urge Supreme Court (The Hindu)
By Aaratrika Bhaumik
Prominent activists and religious leaders on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) urged the Supreme Court to recognise hate speech as a “constitutional tort”...
Odisha Pastor Assaulted, Paraded with Footwear Garland Over Forced Conversion Suspicion; Nine Detained (The...
By Ashutosh Mishra
Bhubaneswar: In yet another glaring instance of growing religious intolerance in Odisha, a pastor was allegedly assaulted by a mob and paraded through...
Bihar: Family of Lynched Muslim Vendor Alleges He Died As Police Denied Private Hospital...
By Umesh Kumar Ray
Nalanda/Nawada (Bihar): As one and a half months passed, the family of late Md. Athar Hussain has many questions unanswered and one...
