According to the India Hate Lab report, 269 hate speech instances were reported in May 2024, the highest in the year. Christians have also been targeted by hate speech, but to a lesser extent than Muslims, the report says.

India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report released Monday.

Hate speech in India targeting the country's religious minorities saw a "staggering" surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said yesterday. The alarming rise was "deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader

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The report, released on Monday, has documents 1,165 such instances, some of which have been stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.

Hate speech in India targeting the country's religious minorities saw a "staggering" surge in 2024, a US-based think tank said on Feb. 10. The alarming rise was "deeply intertwined with the ideological ambitions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement," the India Hate Lab (IHL) said in a report.

A Washington-based research institute reported on Monday that hate speech against minorities in India, including Muslims, increased by over 74% in 2024.

The country recorded 1,165 hate speech events last year, a 74.4 per cent increase from 2023, the report by India Hate Lab said. As many as 98.5 per cent of these events targeted Muslims, either explicitly or in combination with Christians, while almost 10 per cent targeted Christians in some capacity.