This week’s #IndiaHumanRightsMonitor roundup by #IAMCNews
Story #1
Eleven people have been booked by police in Karnataka state for organizing a pro-Palestine demonstration in Bengaluru city, which was attended by over 150 people. This is just one of many cases throughout India where expressions of support for Palestinians have been met with a crackdown.
SLUG: Karnataka police book 11 activists over pro-Palestine protest
Story #2
As the death toll of Gazans skyrockets amid Israel’s continued onslaught, members of the violent Hindu militant groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have held a religious rally in support of Israel during which Palestinians were equated with terrorists.
SLUG: Hindu militants rally for Israel amid bombardment of Gaza
Story #3
A Muslim police officer from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state has been suspended for sharing a post in support of Palestine on social media. A departmental inquiry has been initiated against him
SLUG: Muslim police officer suspended for sharing post on Palestine
Story #4
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Sangeet Som made a fear-mongering hate speech against Muslims and called for shutting down minority institutions like the renowned Aligarh Muslim University.
SLUG: BJP leader calls for shutting down minority institutions
Story #5
T. Raja Singh, a BJP politician with an extensive history of violent anti-minority hate speech, was booked for claiming that he wanted to “chase away” members of a Muslim opposition party and “shoot them.”
SLUG: BJP lawmaker says he wants to “shoot down” Muslims
Story #6
Kashmiri journalist Safina Nabi, who was chosen to receive a media award from the Maharashtra Institute of Technology-World Peace University, had her award abruptly canceled just on the eve of the award ceremony due to right-wing political pressure.
SLUG: Kashmiri journalist’s award canceled amid right-wing pressure
Story #7
Reports have found that YouTube is auto-generating music videos promoting the expulsion of Muslims from India. These videos feature static images with Hindu supremacist symbols and hateful lyrics that have incited violence at anti-Muslim rallies.
SLUG: YouTube autogenerates videos advocating expulsion of Muslims
Story #8
X, formerly known as Twitter, has withheld the accounts of the US-based human rights organizations, the Indian American Muslim Council and Hindus for Human Rights in India, following a legal demand from the Indian government. Both groups have been carrying out advocacy on subjects related to minority rights and caste inequality in India.
SLUG: X accounts of IAMC, Hindus for Human Rights withheld in India
