Hate speech and online abuse: India’s growing extremism problem | The Listening Post

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Amid a spike in anti-minority hate speech, independent journalists in India uncover Hindu extremist gatherings and the truth behind a bizarre mobile app claiming to "sell" prominent Muslim women.Contributors:Samar Halarnkar - Editor, Article 14Vijayta Lalwani - JournalistR Jagannathan - Editorial Director, SwarajyaMohammed Zubair - Co-founder, AltNewsOn our radar:Two of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy news outlets close, and an iconic memorial to the victims of Tiananmen Square is torn down. Meenakshi Ravi reports on the climate for expression in Hong Kong.'Foreign agents' and 'undesirables': Kremlin's media labelsAuthorities in Russia have been systematically clamping down on journalism with the help of so-called “patriotic” activists.Contributors:Vitaly Borodin - Federal Security & Anti-Corruption ProjectRoman Badanin - Founder & Former Editor in Chief, ProektLilia Yapparova - Special Correspondent, Meduza00:00 Intro01:48 India’s growing extremism problem11:10 Latest from Hong Kong14:57 The Kremlin’s media labels24:11 End note

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