255 anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings recorded in India within 181 days, says report
A report by the research group Hindutva Watch found that 80% of the recorded anti-Muslim hate speech gatherings or rallies took place in States ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party which is also in power in the Center
PTM leader Ali Wazir granted bail in hate speech case
The Sindh High Court finally granted bail to prominent leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement from South Waziristan, Ali Wazir, who was accused of insulting state institutions in a speech in December 2020
Pashtun movement leaders in Pakistan indicted in dubious sedition case as struggle awaits
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi has indicted National Assembly member Ali Wazir and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement chief Manzur Pashteen as offenders in a sedition case
Facebook whistleblower’s revelation on ‘profits over safety’ model
Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and tech expert Bappa Sinha discuss the Frances Haugen revelations on Facebook, the perils of its business model and what can be done to regulate the company
Brazil: transgender murders increased by 41% in 2020
Report shows that 175 trans women were murdered last year, 68% of victims were black
Why Big Tech’s monopoly power needs to be urgently checked
While Facebook has been profiting off hate speech on its platforms, Google has been exploiting content creators for advertising revenue.
Far-right BJP bites the dust in Delhi Elections
The centrist Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party), which formed its first government in Delhi in 2013 by building on the anti-corruption movement of 2011, secured 62 out of 70 seats in the assembly elections held on February 8
Ahead of Olympics, Tokyo passes law to end discrimination against LGBT communities
The law will prevent people and organizations from using public spaces to indulge in hate speech. It also mandates awareness programs
Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed
Attack is a “hate response” to a “hate preacher,” psychoanalyst Maria Rita Kehl told Brasil de Fato






