South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

 HYDERABAD, August 28: The number of cases reported in Indian state Telangana under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and cybercrime targeting children has increased significantly, police data show. 

 Rajkot, August 28, 2022 :The editor and the owner of ‘Saurashtra Headline’, a Rajkot-based eveninger, were booked for publishing an article hinting at the possible removal of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel  of BJP citing unhappiness in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s central leadership with his performance, a police official said on Saturday. 

 Bengaluru, AUG 28 2022: More than 1,000 people from all walks of life, including women’s organisations, workers’ unions, student unions, lawyers and artists gathered at the Freedom Park in the Indian southerin city Bengaluru  on Saturday demanding justice for gang rape victim Bilkis Bano. They condemned the remission of sentence demanding that the same be invalidated and the culprits be immediately sent back to prison to continue their full life term. 

 Devgadh Baria, August 26, 2022: Fearing for their lives, Muslims migrated from the Randhikpur village after 11 convicts who mostly belong to Hindutva BJP-RSS in the Bilkis Bano case were released by the BJPs Gujarat government. Sameer Ghachi, who fled Randhikpur village in Indian state Gujarat governed by Hindutva BJP government with his entire family of 12 and, migrated to his uncle's place in Devgadh Baria.

BarmerAugust 24, 2022 :The Dalit boy who is a student of Class 7, has been hospitalized with injuries to his head after being beaten up by his Hindutva teacher Ashok Mali, in Indian state Rajasthan’s Barmer, days after a similar incident was reported in the same state. The boy, who is a student of Class 7, had left out a question during a test, following which his teacher beat him and slammed him against the wall, his brother - also a student of Class 7 at the same school - said. He was taken home with an injury to his head, unconscious.

 Washington, DC August 23, 2022: Indian Americans in two of America’s largest states, Texas and California, protested last weekend against the increasing persecution of Muslims in India under  We will continue to tell Modi, who is a wannabe Hitler, that you are a coward and that you are not welcome in Texas,” Suleiman told a cheering crowd. “We will hold elected officials accountable. We will hold corporations accountable when they deal with [India’s] fascist regime. We will not stand for the genocide of our brothers and sisters.” 

 Jammu,  August 23, 2022:  The Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred two defenceless Kashmiri youth in Rajouri district, today,in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.  The Indian army during their continued violent military operations martyred two innocent youth in Pukharni in Nowsherea area of the district.

 NEW DELHI ,August 23, 2022:“This is related to the security of all women. If the criminals involved in such crimes are released, it sends out the wrong message in the society in India, said Asha Devi  – Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi flayed the Gujarat government’s decision to release the rape and murder convicts in Bilkis Bano case saying they should have been hanged. 

 New Delhi, August 23, 2022: More than 100 Muslim community leaders and intellectuals in India have condemned the “nefarious design” of the Narendra Modi government against the Popular Front of India and other community-led organisations while underlining the need for forging unity between Muslims and members of civil society to tackle the challenge posed by rightwing elements in India.

BENGALURU, August 23 : The Indian state Karnataka’s high court has refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day. The court said tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation.