Tag: Hate speech
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Akhilesh Yadav defends Azam Khan, calls him staunch opponent of communal forces
Yadav alleged that fake cases are being registered every day against Mohammad Azam Khan, the socialist leader of Rampur.
October 30, 2022 -
Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case
Khan was taken into judicial custody, and the quantum of sentence will be pronounced at 3 p.m. Thursday.
October 27, 2022 -
Hate speech: SC directs Delhi, UP, Uttarakhand to take suo moto action, expresses shock on hate speeches
A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy said that hate speeches are "disturbing", especially for a country that is democratic and religion-neutral.
October 21, 2022 -
SC not satisfied by Delhi Police affidavit on Suresh Chavhanke
The Supreme Court today expressed its dissatisfaction at the Delhi Police affidavit which said that the speeches of Suresh Chavhanke at Hindu Yuva Vahini event did not amount to hate speech.
April 22, 2022 -
SC asks HC to decide in 3 months plea on politicians for ‘hate speech’
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to expeditiously decide, preferably within three months, a plea seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders
December 17, 2021 -
Facebook claims hate speech has dropped by almost 50%
Facebook has claimed that the prevalence of hate speech on its platform has dropped by almost 50 percent in the last three quarters.
October 18, 2021 -
Owaisi booked for hate speech in Uttar Pradesh
On Thursday, while addressing a public meeting in Barabanki, Owaisi referred to the mosque in Ramsanehi Ghat which was demolished in May by the administration.
September 10, 2021 -
Pak promoting ‘culture of violence,’ uses UN for hate speech: India
First Secretary at India's UN mission, Vidisha Maitra stated in her address to the high-level forum on culture of peace while making a reference to Pakistan's Permanent Representative Munir Akram's remarks on Hindutva at the UN.
September 8, 2021 -
‘We take allegations of bias seriously’: Facebook responds to Congress’ letter over hate speech
'First and foremost, we want to take this opportunity to state that we are non-partisan and strive to ensure that our platforms remain a space where people can express themselves freely,' it said.
September 3, 2020 -
Facebook bans BJP leader T Raja Singh for violating policy on content promoting hate, violence
Facebook's spokesperson said that the process for evaluating potential violators is extensive and it is what led us to the decision to remove his account.
September 3, 2020 -
Congress writes another letter to Mark Zuckerberg over reports alleging ‘Facebook-BJP nexus’
Earlier, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, in a separate letter, had alleged a "quid-pro-quo relationship" between Facebook India and the ruling BJP.
August 29, 2020 -
‘We prohibit content that incites violence’: Facebook on report claiming it ignored hate speeches of BJP leaders
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP and the RSS of spreading 'fake news' using Facebook and WhatsApp to influence the electorate.
August 17, 2020 -
UN chief warns of ‘tsunami’ of hate worldwide as pandemic infects over 3.8 million
The statement comes as the total number of coronavirus deaths across the world reached at least 268,999, according to Johns Hopkins University with 3,846,949 confirmed cases.
May 8, 2020 -
Long adjournment ‘unjustified’: SC asks Delhi HC to take up hate speech case on March 6
On February 27, the Delhi High Court had given the Centre four weeks to file its response on the issue of filing FIRs against the three BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches and inciting violence in the national capital.
March 4, 2020 -
‘You are lying, half-baked truth dangerous’: Anurag Thakur denies raising hate chant
The Union minister's claim comes in the backdrop of the Delhi High Court set to hear the case of alleged 'hate speeches' by Anurag Thakur and two other BJP leaders in April.
March 2, 2020 -
SC to hear plea on FIR against BJP leaders for hate speech on Mar 4, adds court has ‘limitations’
Last Thursday, the Delhi High Court had given the Centre four weeks to file its response on the issue of filing FIRs against three BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches.
March 2, 2020 -
AAP govt mulls to issue WhatsApp number for people to report hate messages
Hate speeches by several leaders including that of BJP and AAP are believed to have incited people leading to riots in the national capital.
February 29, 2020