Citizens for Justice and Peace
NWMI demands an End to the Online Vilification of Rana Ayyub Woman journalist threatened after fake tweet goes viral
28-Apr-2018
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) has expressed solidarity with journalist and author Rana Ayyub, after a tweet attributing a fake and controversial quote to her went viral and severely vilified her in the process. Though Ayyub is not new to such vilification and has been in the eye of the storm ever…
Tension in Nagaur after cow slaughter rumours, 30 held
31-May-2015
Officials said that pictures of cow carcasses were circulated in the area via WhatsApp and Facebook, with an aim to incite tension. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Published on:May 31, 2015 1:06 am More than 30 persons were detained and police force was deployed in a village in Nagaur following rumours that…
Bid to evoke ‘Godhra’ in UP town
04-May-2015
Mohammad Ali Meerut, May 4, 2015 Days after Muslims in the Kandhla area of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh clashed with the police over alleged assault of Tablighi Jamaat workers, the social media and local Whatsapp groups were abuzz with messages claiming a Muslim conspiracy to perform “another Godhra” in Shamli. An angry crowd from…
FB post leads to violence in Vadodara Special Correspondent
26-Sep-2014
Communal violence broke out in Fatehpur area under City police station in Vadodara on Thursday over a Facebook post. No casualties were reported. According to the police, the violence broke out at around 1 p.m. following a Facebook post by Sunil Rahilji, a coaching class instructor. Some vehicles were set on fire.
Alert about derogatory posts on social networks
03-Aug-2014
Crime Branch Sets Up Cell To Monitor Such Mischief July 27: Derogatory post on WhatsApp resulted in violence in Bhuj. Cops acted promptly , and even arrested one accused. However, as members of a particular community demanded that the accused be handed over to them, this resulted in large-scale violence. July 31: Derogatory post on…
2 held in Aurangabad for disrupting harmony
10-Jun-2014
The Aurangabad police have arrested two persons for allegedly circulating some objectionable content through a cellphone application and trying to disrupt communal harmony. A mob protesting the circulation of the content resorted to stone-pelting in the Shambhu Nagar area and damaged six vehicles late on Friday night. Senior police officers said the arrested persons had…