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ओड नरसंहार : गुजरात हाईकोर्ट ने 19 लोगों की सज़ा रखी बरकरार 1 मार्च, 2002 को गुजरात दंगों के दौरान आनंद ज़िले में 23 लोगों को जिंदा जला दिया गया था

गुजरात हाई कोर्ट की खंडपीठ ने ओड दंगे में दोषी पाए गए 19 लोगों की सज़ा बरकरार रखी है. गुजरात के आनंद जिले में ओड नाम के स्थान पर मुसलमान विरोधी हिंसा के चलते 23 लोगों को ज़िंदा जला दिया गया था. यह घटना गोधरा ट्रेन के जलने के ठीक दो दिन बाद, 1 मार्च, 2002…

justice in the Naroda Patiya Massacre

Guj HC upholds sentences of 19 convicted in Ode Massacre 23 people had been burnt alive on March 1, 2002 in Anand District

A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court has upheld the sentence of 19 people in the Ode Massacre. 23 people were burnt alive in the anti-Muslim violence that took place in Ode in Anand District in Gujarat. The incident took place on March 1, 2002, just two days after the Godhra train burning incident. Of the original…

भड़काऊ भाषणों में सबसे आगे कौन ? भड़काऊ भाषणों के खिलाफ हमारे अभियान से जुड़ें!

एसोसिएशन ऑफ डेमोक्रेटिक रिफॉर्म्स (ADR) और नेशनल इलेक्शन वॉच (NEW) द्वारा एक रिपोर्ट जारी की गयी है, जिसके मुताबिक़ लोकसभा और राज्य विधानसभा के कई सदस्यों पर भड़काऊ भाषण इस्तेमाल करने का आरोप लगा है – इसमें सबसे आगे भाजपा है.   भड़काऊ भाषणों के खिलाफ हमारे अभियान से जुड़ें: Understand what constitutes Hate Speech…

Hate Speech Rules the Day Join Our Campaign Against Hate Speech

A report released on April 25, 2018 by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) says that the BJP leads the pack when it comes to members who have police complaints of hate speech filed against them. Join Our Campaign Against Hate Speech Understand what constitutes Hate Speech How Hate Builds  

Naroda Patiya Case: Maya Kodnani acquitted, Babu Bajrangi’s conviction upheld Gujarat HC convicts total 15 people in Gujarat's worst massacre during post-Godhra carnage

In a huge setback for those seeking justice in Gujarat carnage cases of 2002, the Gujarat High Court today acquitted Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case. On August 29, 2012, Kodnani had been convicted by a special court for inciting mobs at Naroda Patiya to exact revenge for the Godhra train burning incident, and sentenced to 28 years in…

Growing Communalism in Jammu Concerned Citizens Group's disturbing findings

The Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) visited Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year to take stock of how people are being affected due to increased cross-border firing and growing communalism. They travelled to the villages of Kapurpur, Bera, and Jeora Farm in Jammu (along the international border or IB), the village Ganiah on the LoC, as…

Hanged by Gaurakshaks, Denied Justice by the State Independent Investigation reveals how Jharkhand Police sabotaged lynching probe

An independent investigation by journalist Ajit Sahi has brought to light several instances of police negligence and even outright sabotage in connection with investigations into the hanging of Mazloom Ansari (32) and Imtiaz Khan (12) in Latehar, Jharkhand in March 2016. The report titled Hanged by Gaurakshaks, Denied Justice by the State was released in New…

Curb Cow Vigilantism

Watch how Jharkhand Police sabotaged the Latehar Lynching case Watch Live Video NOW!!!

An independent investigation by journalist Ajit Sahi has brought to light several instances of police negligence and even outright sabotage in connection with investigations into the hanging of Mazloom Ansari (32) and Imtiaz Khan (12) in Latehar, Jharkhand in March 2016. Watch the live video of the report release here:      Related: क्या…

क्या आपका कोई अपना गौरक्षकों का शिकार हुआ है? 12 साल के इम्तियाज़ के पिता से सुनिए कि आज उनकी हालत क्या है

गौरक्षकों के हाथों मार कर पेड़ पर लटकाए गए 12 साल के इम्तियाज़ के पिता से सुनिए कि आज उनकी हालत क्या है. और इसपर भी विचार कीजिये कि हिंदुस्तान में कानून व्यवस्था है या नहीं. और क्या यही नए भारत के अच्छे दिनों का ट्रेलर है?     Related: Lynched in India

Gautankwad: Beginning of the End? How a team of dedicated lawyers from Jharkhand secured justice in the Alimuddin Ansari lynching case

A fast track court in Ramgarh sentenced 11 cow vigilantes including a local BJP leader to life imprisonment for lynching 45 year old coal trader Alimuddin Ansari. In this exclusive interview to CJP, Advocate Md Shadab Ansari explains the challenges of the trial. Q) Tell us a bit about your team and how you came…

Is state using Delay Tactics to Impede the March for Secularism? Communal Rath Yatra continues unabated

The Peoples Platform Against Fascism (PPAF) has alleged that the state is using delay tactics in court to prevent the March for Secularism, a peaceful protest against a communal Rath Yatra, from taking place. PPAF had planned a 10 day March for Secularism as a protest against a 41 Rath Yatra, that passes through various election…

गौरक्षकों की गुंडागर्दी का किसानो पर क्या असर हो रहा है? अर्थव्यवस्था हुई अस्तव्यस्त

गौरक्षा के नाम पर हिंदुत्व गुंडों की मनमानी का असर सिर्फ मुसलमानों और दलितों तक सिमित नहीं है – इसका असर अब भारत के गांव-कूचों में सदियों से चली आ रही अर्थव्यवस्था पर भी दिखाई दे रहा है. विडियो में किसान सभा के वरिष्ठ नेता और केरल के पूर्व विधायक पी कृष्णप्रसाद इस विषय पर…

What caused the Anti-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka A Guest Blog by Irfan Engineer

The recent anti-Muslim riots in Kandy, Sri Lanka, once again demonstrate that religion is becoming more salient in public domain, including politics, in South Asia. My recent visit to Sri Lanka and talking to a cross section of people from different religions, including some people in the Government underscores this fact.   Anti-Muslim riots were…

Does imposition of Sec. 144 indicate Saffronisation of TN state machinery? People protesting against the communal Rath Yatra arrested

Tirunelveli District Collector Sandeep Nanduri imposed  Section 144 of the CrPC in his district on March 19, just a day before the Ram Rajya Rath Yatra, a procession organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) reached the city.  However, given that nearly 40 people, including those who were peacefully protesting against the communal Rath Yatra are the ones who have…

2 years since Dadri, no charges framed against the accused: Yusuf Saifi Akhlaq’s lawyer talks to CJP

2 years after the Brutal lynching of Muhammed Akhlaq in Dadri, no charges have yet been framed against the accused and all 20 of them are currently out on bail. Akhlaq’s lawyer, Yusuf Saifi talks to CJP about the status of the case and the threats he faces.   Related articles: Mohammed Akhlaq Lynching Case…

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