Citizens for Justice and Peace
Paris beheadings: Actors, activists, former Mumbai top cop condemn ‘outrageous’ statements by Muslim leaders Indian Express
05-Nov-2020
“We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state,” the statement read. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: November 1, 2020 9:11:09 am Swara Bhasker and Shabana Azmi are among 130 signatories who condemned the…
Paris beheadings: Self-styled guardians of Indian Muslims ‘justifying’ heinous crime Counterview
05-Nov-2020
By Our Representative Over 140 Indians, including activists, academics, writers, artistes, journalists and corporates, condemning the recent Paris beheadings, even as deploring the “outrageous statements” by Muslim religious and political leaders, have insisted, “No God, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings”, adding, they…
Solidarity Statement (India): Well over 100 Indians condemn Paris beheadings, deplore outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders europe-solidaire.org
05-Nov-2020
Well over a hundred prominent Indians from diverse backgrounds have today issued a statement condemning the Paris beheadings and deploring the outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders. Among other things the statement read: “No God, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings”.…
Naseeruddin Shah, Javed Akhtar slam France attacks pehalnews.in
05-Nov-2020
MUMBAI/HYDERABAD: Actor Naseeruddin Shah, poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar, former high cop Julio Ribeiro and activists Javed Anand and Yogendra Yadav are amongst over 100 distinguished Indians from numerous backgrounds who issued an announcement on Saturday condemning the Paris beheadings and deploring the outrageous statements by Muslim non secular and political leaders. Among different issues, the assertion…
Over 100 Indians condemn Paris beheadings, deplore outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders siawi.org
05-Nov-2020
Over 100 Indians condemn Paris beheadings, deplore outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders Well over a hundred prominent Indians from diverse backgrounds have today issued a statement condemning the Paris beheadings and deploring the outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders. Among other things the statement read: “No God, gods, goddesses, prophets…
Remembering the anti-minority violence in Kandhamal After travelling to Gujarat following the pogrom of 2002, I began inquiring into Hindutva nationalist mobilisations in Odisha
01-Sep-2020
The Hindutva Right’s contemporary targeting of Muslim and Christian religious minorities may be traced to the 1990s. The Muslim community in Bhadrak was targeted through massified violence in March 1991. In January 1999, Graham Staines, 58, Australian missionary, and his 10 and 6-year-old sons were murdered in Keonjhar district. In August 1999, Shiekh Rahman, a Muslim clothes merchant, was mutilated and burned…
Kandhamal in 2020: Living with national shame of impunity in perpetuity Remembering the 2008 massacre and realising how minorities remain at peril even today
30-Aug-2020
There was national shame for many of us three days before Republic Day, January 23, 1999 when pastor Graham Staines along with his two young boys were burnt alive in the eastern state of Orissa.[1] Charred beyond recognition and reduced to ashes, the three bodies lay clinging to each other in what must have been a vain…
Hate Watch: Zakir Naik’s unchecked bigotry promotes religious discord CJP Hate Watch
29-Jul-2020
Reaching a massive audience of over 20 million followers worldwide, religious televangelist Zakir Naik’s hateful utterances continue to pose a threat to the ideals of secularism and plurality of our Constitution. Related: Press Release: CJP and AIUFWP condemn armed attacks on peaceful protesters Videos of hate speech by Kapil Mishra played before Delhi HC BJP’s…
Hate Watch: Updesh Rana’s provocative hate speeches online Updesh's name is being linked to the Delhi Riots 2020
07-Mar-2020
Updesh Rana, national Secretary of Vishwa Sanatan Sangh, repeatedly posts hate speeches and viral content online that seem to have found a lot of young viewers, who follow and support him religiously. Updesh’s name is being linked to the Delhi Riots 2020, with some provocative WhatsApp texts’ screenshots doing the rounds, allegedly sent by him…
Ragni Tiwari incites violence: CJP files complaint against hate We demand prosecution of Ragni Tiwari for hate speech against minorities
04-Mar-2020
Amidst the Delhi riots 2020, CJP came across the (now deleted) profile of Ragni Tiwari, which was being misused to spread hate and was full of provocative content.Ragni Tiwari, who calls herself a ‘dharmyodhya’ is a member of Rashtriya Azad Manch. Her Facebook profile contained incendiary videos and rants against minorities. On February 23, 2020,…
भड़काऊ भाषण देने वाले कपिल मिश्रा के ख़िलाफ़ CJP की मुहिम Sign our Petition against serial hate speech offender Kapil Mishra
27-Feb-2020
इस याचिका पर sign करें http://chng.it/HmTNbHDNvt कहा जा रहा है कि उत्तर-पूर्वी दिल्ली में हुए दंगों में कपिल मिश्रा एवं अन्य भाजपा नेताओं के भड़काऊ भाषणों का बड़ा हाथ है । कपिल मिश्रा पहले से ही सांप्रदायिक ज़हर फैलाने के लिए मशहूर है । क्या उनके ख़िलाफ़ करवाई होगी ? Related: Press Release: CJP and…
CJP Impact: NBSA pulls up Aaj Tak for communal content during Ayodhya verdict coverage Press Release
23-Jan-2020
In a huge victory for secular forces in the country, the National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has reprimanded Aaj Tak for broadcasting communally divisive and inflammatory content during its coverage of the verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid case. On October 16, 2019, Aaj Tak had aired a debate show where participants were allowed to make…
Another Victory for CJP! NBSA rules in CJP’s favour in complaint against Aaj Tak The channel was reprimanded and warned, asked to remove content within 7 days
22-Jan-2020
This has come as another victory for CJP in bringing the perpetrators of hate speech to book. The NBSA acted on CJP’s complaint against hateful content of Aaj Tak in connection with news coverage of the Ayodhya verdict and asked the channel to take down the debate episode in question from its social media platforms.…
Hate Watch: CJP’s complaint against Aaj Tak continues CJP responds to NBSA over reply from TV Today
29-Nov-2019
CJP has furthered our original complaint on the inflammatory telecast to the NBSA.. We had first sent a complaint to TV Today (October 17, 2019) but the same failed to elicit a response. After which we proceeded to file complaint with the NBSA. Thereafter, a response from the broadcaster did not, in our view, answer…
In bizarre comment, BJP leader, Dilip Ghosh, asks beef eaters to eat dog meat He is known for his inciting speeches and has also threatened West Bengal police in the past
11-Nov-2019
Dilip Ghosh, BJP President in West Bengal, known for making threatening remarks in the past, and a repeat offender when it comes to making inciting statements, now makes controversial comments asking beef eaters to eat dog meat and venerates “desi cow” milk calling it golden milk. In line with his own track record over the…