Hate Crimes

2018 Was Record Year For Hate Crimes In Washington DC

World News | Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post | Monday August 26, 2019

The girl had tutoring after class that day, so she was alone as she left Alice Deal Middle School and began walking the mile to her apartment.

Recalling Rajiv Gandhi, Manmohan Singh Speaks Of "Effort For Harmony"

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the "disturbing trends" of growing intolerance, communal polarisation, and hate crimes will damage India's polity.

Police Investigating Texas Shooting As Possible Hate Crime: Top Cop

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 4, 2019

Texas authorities are investigating the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso as a possible hate crime, the city's police chief said, as authorities study an online manifesto linked to the suspect.

After Walmart Shooting, Texan Democrat Accuses Trump Of Stoking Racism

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 4, 2019

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke accused President Donald Trump on Saturday of inciting hatred after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown that police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

20 Dead After Shooting At Walmart In Texas, Police Suspect "Hate Crime"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 4, 2019

El Paso Walmart Shooting: A gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, killing 20 people in the latest mass shooting in the United States.

Sikh Priest In California "Assaulted", Hate Crime Suspected

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 27, 2019

The priest of a gurdwara in California was allegedly assaulted on Thursday night in an apparent hate crime, media reports said on Friday.

Rising Intolerance, Hate Crimes Can "Seriously Damage" Growth: Adi Godrej

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 14, 2019

Noted industrialist Adi Godrej Saturday warned that the rising intolerance, hate crimes and moral policing can "seriously damage" economic growth of the nation.

One Organisation To Blame, Says Asaduddin Owaisi On Hate Crimes

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 30, 2019

Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi has blamed right wing groups under Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP, for the hate crimes in the country. The Prime Minister, he said, is speaking against such attacks, but he has not been able to stop it.

Jharkhand Killing 11th Mob Attack In 2019, Minorities Targeted More: Data

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The death of a man in Jharkhand following mob violence is not the first of its kind to occur this year. According to data from the website Factchecker.in this is the 11th instance of hate crime this year. So far, 4 people have been killed and 22 people injured in mob violence.

Video Shows Naked Man Being Thrashed In Meghalaya, 1 Accused Identified

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 6, 2019

Meghalaya Police on Wednesday said that they have identified one of the assailants in a disturbing viral video showing some youths relentlessly hitting a naked man in a village in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills bordering Bangladesh.

US Hate Crime Convict Ordered To Learn About Sikhism As Part Of Sentence

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

A US judge has ordered a white man, who admitted to attacking a Sikh store owner because of his religion, to learn more about the faith and submit a report in the court as part of his sentence for committing the hate crime.

Six-Year-Old Sikh Girl Banned From Carrying Kirpan To School In London: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."

$600,000 Raised For Indian-American Girl Struck By Car In Hate Crime

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2019

More than $600,000 has been raised for the treatment of a 13-year-old Indian-American hate crime victim who remains in coma after being struck down intentionally in April by a motorist who thought she was a Muslim.

4 Of Sikh Family Killed In US Home; "Not Hate Crime," Says Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Four members of a Sikh family, including three women, were shot dead at their home in Cincinnati in US on Sunday. One of them was an "Indian national on a visit to the US while others were persons of Indian origin", External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. It was "not a hate crime", she said.

White Supremacist Executed In Texas For Dragging Death Of Black Man

World News | Reuters | Thursday April 25, 2019

A white supremacist convicted of killing James Byrd Jr. in 1998 by dragging the 49-year-old black man behind a truck in one of the most notorious hate crimes of modern times was executed in Texas on Wednesday.