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📢 Our 2024 Report on Hate Speech Events in India is Out!
India Hate Lab (IHL) documented 1,165 in-person hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians in 2024—an alarming 74.4% increase from 2023.
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Key Findings 👇🏽

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1,147 (98.5%) speeches targeted Muslims—either explicitly (1,050) or alongside Christians (97)—while 115 (9.9%) targeted Christians, either explicitly (18) or alongside Muslims (97). x.com

931 (79.9%) hate speech events took place in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), or in union territories. The opposition ruled states recorded 234 (20%) hate speech events. x.com

Uttar Pradesh (242), Maharashtra (210), and Madhya Pradesh (98) ranked top among states for hate speech events. These three states, ruled by the BJP and their allies, collectively accounted for 47% of the total hate speech events recorded in 2024. x.com

Monthly distribution of hate speech events in 2024 x.com

Monthly distribution of hate speech events in 2024 https://t.co/5MIqPMIggv

Key narratives and themes in 2024 x.com

Key narratives and themes in 2024 https://t.co/3xGykk8hw6

685 (58.8%) hate speech gatherings were organized by entities that are part of the broader Sangh Parivar (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh family), including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-Bajrang Dal, the BJP, the Sakal Hindu Samaj (SHS) and Durga Vahini. x.com

Key political & far-right figures ranked by highest number of hate speeches delivered in 2024 👇🏽 x.com

259 (22.2%) events featured dangerous speech, which included explicit calls for violence. Of these, 224 took place in states governed by the BJP or its allies or in union territories where law enforcement and public order fell under the jurisdiction of the BJP-led central government.

Key political & far-right figures ranked by highest number of dangerous speeches delivered in 2024 👇🏽 x.com

995 out of 1,165 hate speech events in 2024 were first shared or live streamed on social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and X, with Facebook leading at 495 events. x.com

As of February 6, 2025, only 3 of the reported videos of dangerous speech have been removed by Facebook, while the remaining 98.4% continue to stay up across different platforms despite clear violations of community standards. x.com