Shafaqna English- 1,318 in-person hate speech events targeting religious minorities were recorded across India in 2025, with Muslims accounting for 98 percent of the incidents, according to a new report by the India Hate Lab (IHL).
The report, produced by the India Hate Lab, a project of the Washington-based Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), said 1,289 of the recorded incidents targeted Muslims, either directly or alongside Christians. The figure represents an increase of nearly 12 percent compared with 2024.
Christians were targeted in 162 incidents, marking an increase of about 41 percent from the previous year.
The highest number of hate speech incidents was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, with 266 cases, followed by Maharashtra with 193, Madhya Pradesh with 172, Uttarakhand with 155 and Delhi with 76.