Geneva: The UN human rights experts have blamed Facebook for playing a key role in spreading hate speech against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Marzuki Darusman, Chairman of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, said on Monday that the social media platform had played a “determining role” in Myanmar.[Read More…]
Tag: Hate Speech
Newsd Impact: UP police directs action against BJP candidate for hate-speech
Soon after the Newsd published a story which featured BJP candidate Raghvendra Pratap Singh from Domariyaganj, Siddhrathnagar stimulated hatred saying that Hindu should unite to defeat Muslims in UP polls, the state police swing into action and ordered the administration to take necessary action. @siddharthnagpol – For Information & Necessary[Read More…]
UP Polls: BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked for hate speech
Bombay HC grants bail to three accused who commited ‘murder in the name of religion’
In an unbelievable verdict, the Bombay High Court recently granted bail to three men who were charged with allegedly murdering a Muslim man after attending a meeting of the fringe right-wing group Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS) in Pune in 2014. The court said that accused did not kill the man[Read More…]
Population is increased by those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children: Sakshi Maharaj
BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, infamous for his controversial communal statements, on Saturday indirectly blamed the Muslims for country’s population boom, News 18 reported. Population is increased by those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children,” he said while addressing a public gathering in Meerut. The controversial leader[Read More…]
Govt, forget porn sites, ban the likes of Zakir Naik and Peace TV
What constitutes as a matter of national interest? Adult Indians enjoying porn within the confines of their homes or Indians, irrespective of age, having access to hate speech? So how is it that the government banned 857 porn sites a year ago with such alacrity and failed to monitor an[Read More…]