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The video of Gauri Lankesh’s speech that her assassins used to whip up hate

Investigators say that the trigger for the killers to identify Gauri as a target was not only her body of journalistic work, but also this video clip from a speech discussing Hinduism.

thenewsminute.com/article/vide

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India: The Modi Question

Series 1: Episode 1 of 2

A look at the tensions between Indian PM Narendra Modi and India’s Muslim minority, investigating claims about his role in 2002 riots that left over a thousand dead.

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dkb144

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On abuse, India ‘mimics’ China, says Human Rights Watch report

‘Bharatiya Janata Party-led government continued its systematic discrimination and stigmatisation of religious and other minorities, particularly Muslims.’

telegraphindia.com/india/on-ab

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Hindu Society Is at War, Natural for People to Be Aggressive: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

“This war is not against an enemy without, but against an enemy within. So there is a war to defend Hindu society, Hindu Dharma and Hindu culture," Bhagwat said.

thewire.in/communalism/hindu-s

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Photos: Chhattisgarh Anti-Christian Violence Sees Delhi Come Out on Winter Night

The meeting was attended by religious leaders from Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Bahai, and Christianity.

thequint.com/photos/chhattisga

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Intolerance won’t last long in India, says Amartya Sen

An “atmosphere of intolerance” currently prevailing in India will not last long and that people will have to unite to fight against it, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Sunday said.

indianexpress.com/article/citi

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Video: Why 2022 Was a Tumultuous Year for India’s Minority Communities

From the hijab ban in Karnataka at the beginning of the year to the release of those convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case, the Muslim community faced a range of challenges. Meanwhile, Christians experienced the highest levels of targeted violence on record.

thewire.in/video/watch-2022-tu

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Bulldozers Can Be a Sign of Peace and Growth, Says Yogi Adityanath

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister, who is currently in Mumbai to attract investors, sought to underline that UP government was not taking away any Film City from Mumbai, but developing its own.

thewire.in/politics/bulldozers

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Chhattisgarh: Five, Including BJP Leader, Arrested After Church Vandalised in Narayanpur

A group held a discussion over alleged religious conversions in Narayanpur on January 2, after which they allegedly barged into Vishwa Dipti school premises and vandalised a church.

thewire.in/law/chhattisgarh-na

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Chhattisgarh: Mob attacks Catholic church in Bastar over alleged conversions

An irate mob vandalised a church and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest spearheaded by tribals at Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday (January 2).

thefederal.com/states/east/chh

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