Armed Monk Network Mobilising Hindus for Violence in Uttar Pradesh
Since October 2024, India’s Uttar Pradesh state has witnessed the rapid emergence of an armed militant-monk movement led by Madhuram Sharan Shiva, who presents himself as a former full-time worker (pracharak) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and former Prantiya Sangathan Mantri (Provincial Organization Minister) of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). RSS remains the ideological […]
Hate Speech Events in India— Half-Yearly Report 2023
By Raqib Hameed Naik, Aarushi Srivastava and Abhyudaya Tyagi This report aims to document all verified instances of hate speech events organized by Hindu far-right groups against India’s Muslim minorities in the first half of 2023. While India lacks an official definition of hate speech, we adopt the United Nations framework, which characterizes hate speech […]