mob violence
88 Convicted For Lynching a Man and Taking Selfies With His Corpse
Six men were sentenced to death, nine to life imprisonment, and eight juveniles were given jail terms ranging from two to five years.
Madhya Pradesh Just Approved a Law to Punish Cow Vigilantes
'Cow protectors' found guilty of “mobocracy” can now be punished with a jail term of up to five years.
Hindu Extremists Push a Muslim off a Train, Attack Another for Not Chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Violence against Muslims continues even as India rejects a US report saying religious intolerance has increased.
Indian Doctors Tell Us About the Times They Were Threatened and Abused
“There were days when the birth of a girl child would lead to verbal abuse because the patients’ family would say that just because a female doctor had conducted the procedure, it was a girl child.”
A Mob in India Hacked a Family to Death Over Accusations of Witchcraft
Acts of violence against those suspected of witchcraft are not uncommon in India, particularly in remote rural areas where tribal traditions and a lack of development help foster superstition.
Crime-Weary Argentina Sees More Mob Violence and Vigilante Killings
At least three more lynching attempts last weekend highlight a growing string of sometimes fatal acts of vigilante violence. Is Argentina's government doing enough to address the root causes?
Family of Afghan Woman Murdered by Mob Says She Was 'Devoted to Islam' and Did Not Burn the Quran
We spoke to the father and brother of the 28-year-old woman whose horrific killing Thursday near a shrine in Kabul was captured in graphic video footage.
How Many Muslim Civilians Were Killed This Week In Myanmar?
It's unclear how many died in the gruesome violence — but government security forces may well have aided Buddhist mobs in the killing.