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Tag: mob violence

Posted inIndia, South Asia

A structural solution to mob violence in India

by Shivangi November 27, 2019February 18, 2020

The term “mob violence” suggests an act of violence carried out by a group of people with a shared agenda. It is organized violence by a dominant group in society against other groups that are understood as enemies. At last count, Hate Crime Watch, a database of religious-bias-motivated hate crime in India, reported 282 incidents […]

Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s fake news problem is killing real people

by Varalika Mishra October 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Opinions split on Manipur’s new bill to curb mob violence

by Armstrong Chanambam January 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Congress President Rahul Ghandi. Photo: AFP
Posted inGermany, India, South Asia, World

Why Rahul Gandhi is wrong on the issue of lynching

by Sagarneel Sinha September 14, 2018September 14, 2018
Indian filmmaker Saba Dewan speaks during a 'Not in My Name' protest against a spate of anti-Muslim violence in India, at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 28, 2017. Photo: Javed Sultan / Anadolu Agency
Posted inAT Finance, India, South Asia, Vietnam, World

BJP govt at war with people of India, says #NotInMyName founder

by Aritry Das August 10, 2018February 18, 2020
A supporter of Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, stands next to a poster showing the former cricket star turned politician. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Mob mentality and misuse of Pakistan’s blasphemy law

by Turyal Azam Khan August 7, 2018
In Washington, DC, on July 8, 2011, demonstrators are reflected in a shop window shop, as a woman carries a placard with the image of Martin Luther King and the slogan 'We Too Have a Dream'. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, World

Steve Bannon be damned: a winning conversation on race

by Muhammad Cohen August 7, 2018
The accused has sewage poured over him
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Sewage used to punish Indonesians accused of extramarital sex

by Asia Times staff August 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to condemn the lynching and murder of an Indian Muslim in Mumbai on October 6, 2015. Photo: AFP/Inranil Mukerjee
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s top court orders legislation to curb lynchings

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Abhijit Nath (right) was a businessman while Nilotpal Das (left) was a musician. Photo: Facebook
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Killings in Assam after rumors of child abduction spread

by Asia Times staff June 11, 2018February 18, 2020
India Collage Pattern. Traditional Indian theme. Texture background. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

BJP weaves increasingly bizarre historic narrative

by Shafquat Rabbee April 23, 2018April 23, 2018
reporter holding microphone for interview. Photo: iStock
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Unqualified journalists pose serious threat to society

by Wasif Malik April 3, 2018April 3, 2018

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