In Indian – UP’s Mosque Coverings, a New Chapter From The Hindutva Playbook Unfolds
Religious processions have often led to riots. But what is unfolding now is different: the nature of the mob, the…
India – Uttar Pradesh: How Holi Celebrations were Marred by Caste Violence Against Dalits and Rajbhars
In Farrukhabad, half-a-dozen Dalits were injured after three men from the Kurmi (Other Backward Class or OBC) community allegedly fired…
India: In Odisha, Tribal Christians Forced to Convert Religion to Bury Family Members: Fact-Finding Report
Tribal Christians have been in a series of conflict with Majhi Pargana groups in Balasore district of Odisha who have…
INDIA: ‘No Remorse’ – 44 Years After 24 Dalits Were Killed in UP Massacre, Three Get Death Penalty
The court said that the crime brought shame to humanity as well as to the legal system. A court in…
India: The Hanji Fishing Community in J&K Is Struggling to Survive
Discriminatory policies and practices have put immense pressure on Hanji culture amidst rapid urbanisation, as Hanji women resist the erosion…
India: Slurs, Beatings, Thievery, Threats: How Dominant Caste Men Disrupted Dalit Weddings in UP
The news of the two incidents from western Uttar Pradesh prompted Member of Parliament Chandra Shekhar Aazad to describe them…