After receiving backlash from Catholic leaders and conservative politicians, the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to call off its invitation to a group of drag nun performers for its LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16th.
LA Dodgers abandon plan to host drag group "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" after Catholic backlashhttps://t.co/36S2b9qmVW
Iranian authorities announced that two men accused of blasphemy were hanged amidst a rising number of executions since the protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini under police custody in September 2022.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense caused a stir among Indian netizens after tweeting a photo portraying the Indian goddess Kali morphed over a blast fume on April 30th, deeming it “Hinduphobic” and “disrespectful.”
The official Twitter account of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense posted the image showing Kali superimposed over the fumes. The picture depicted the Hindu goddess of war and destruction posing awkwardly with her tongue sticking out and having a Marilyn Monroe-like upskirt moment, with a wreath of skulls around her neck.
Months after cow vigilante and Hindu nationalist influencer Monu Manesar became notorious on social media after being accused of murder and posting his exploits against cow traders and smugglers, another Hindu nationalist figure went from obscurity to superstar-like fame, thanks to social media giants frequently ignoring their own moderation rules and community guidelines.
Almost a year after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died under the custody of Iran’s morality police after not wearing her hijab correctly, another woman lost her life after a fight over a forced hijab dispute last April 23rd.
An Australian Islamic scholar slammed Muslims for allegedly “abandoning jihad,” and describing Hindus and Jewish people with disparaging remarks.
Wissam Haddad, also known as “Abu Ousayd” on social media, made his statements during an address in Sydney, Australia, last April 14th. The sermon, titled “The Month of Victory,” was uploaded to the YouTube channel of Al Madina Dawah Center, a religious center in Sydney, Australia.
Authorities arrested a Muslim woman in Pakistan on April 14th after claiming to be a prophet of Islam. Pakistani police accused her of blasphemy, a charge that could carry the death penalty under the country’s expanded blasphemy laws.
Authorities in Pakistan arrested a Chinese man on the night of April 16th for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam. This charge could carry the death sentence if proven guilty.
A non-profit organization in Pakistan claimed that more than 400,000 people were allegedly involved in “blasphemous” activities in the Muslim-majority country, citing a report submitted to the Lahore High Court by the Cybercrime Wing of the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
A man in the UK was arrested for posting casteist slurs on social media, making it the first time someone was convicted for caste-based discrimination in Britain.
UK: Man Sentenced to 18 Weeks in Jail for Posting Casteist Offensive Message on Social Media. A man, named Amrik Singh Bajwa, has been given a custodial sentence of 18 weeks for posting a casteist offensive message on Tik Tok, pic.twitter.com/Cenol3oriL
