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Alwar Lynching: Cow Vigilantes Strike Again in India

July 27, 2018

Members of the BJP have long tacitly endorsed acts of violence against India’s minority communities, especially Muslims.

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February 08, 2018

Police in India Punish Muslim Victims in ‘Mob Lynching’ Case

After a deadly 2017 case of cow vigilantism, the victims are the ones being charged.

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Police in India Punish Muslim Victims in ‘Mob Lynching’ Case

November 14, 2017

From Myanmar to India, Persecution Haunts Rohingya

Rohingya refugees in India meet religious nationalists who want them gone — again.

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From Myanmar to India, Persecution Haunts Rohingya

July 07, 2017

Hindutva Terrorism in India

Cow vigilantism is pre-meditated, politically motivated, and seeks to build fear in a community. That makes it terrorism.

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Hindutva Terrorism in India

September 27, 2016

Enough Is Enough: Modi Must Reign in India's Cow Vigilantes

Narendra Modi's government must rein in cow vigilantism before things go too far.

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Enough Is Enough: Modi Must Reign in India's Cow Vigilantes

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