Attacks on Hindus and Hindu Dharma, both in Bharat and overseas, are frequent and unrelenting. In many regions of the world, this persecution is like a genocide slowly unfolding before our eyes. For decades, the world has ignored the actual depth and breadth of these attacks, driven by disturbing anti-Hindu bigotry. From murders, forced conversions, land grabs, assault on festivals, desecration of temples and murtis, hate speech, and sexual violence to institutionalised & legal discrimination, Hindus are facing an increasing assault on their very existence along with an unprecedented Hindu hatred.
In this weekly summary for the period from 05 July to 11 July 2026, we hope to provide a snapshot of such crimes and hopefully awaken more people around the world to this human rights crisis:
Bharat
1) The controversy surrounding BJP Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni’s participation in the traditional Vat Purnima rituals at Pune’s historic Mahatma Phule Wada has once again exposed an increasingly familiar tendency in sections of India’s self-proclaimed progressive establishment. Their commitment to liberty appears unwavering, until a Hindu seeks to exercise it. Indian Express targeting the BJP MP highlights how historical legacies and manufactured caste divides are used to undermine Hindu traditions.
2) A simmering case over forced religious conversions in western Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district has erupted into a dual-pronged crisis, with two separate cases filed within weeks of each other. The first case, registered in early June, involves the son of a prominent pharmaceutical businessman; the second, surfacing in early July, centers on a Rajput family from a rural village alleging threats over 35 bighas of ancestral land. In both instances, families have sought the intervention of Swami Yashveer Maharaj, the head of the Yog Sadhana Ashram in Baghra, who has emerged as a central figure demanding police action and threatening mass protests.
3) A peaceful celebration of Kara Hunnime, a centuries-old Sanatan agrarian festival dedicated to cattle and agricultural prosperity, descended into violence in Naregal village of Hangal taluk, Haveri District. What began as a dispute rapidly turned into a large-scale clash involving members of Islamic communities against Hindus. Armed radical Islamist assailants allegedly attacked participants in the procession, with some reportedly using sharp weapons, leaving at least eight people injured, several of whom required hospital treatment.
4) A gruesome murder has shocked Karnataka after Akshatha Indaragi (30) was found dead inside a locked rented house in Bengaluru’s Jigani. Police have named her live-in partner, Islamist Nana Saab, as the prime suspect and launched an intensive manhunt after he allegedly disappeared soon after the incident.
5) Priyank Kharge’s remarks linking saffron (kesar) imports to the tilak have sparked criticism for misrepresenting a centuries-old religious practice. His suggestion that Hindus should stop wearing a tilak because much of the world’s saffron is imported from Islamic countries ignores the fact that the vast majority of community members do not use pure saffron for their daily tilak.
6) FCRA registration will no longer operate as a general permission to receive foreign money. Regulatory focus has shifted beyond registration to the purposes for which foreign contributions are received, their actual utilisation and governance of recipient organisations. Any breach of rules would invite serious consequences. The foreign-funded ecosystem is up in arms. To its dismay, the Modi government has shown the temerity to ban use of foreign money for religious conversions and also block its channelization to political campaigns and agitations.
7) The arrest of 56-year-old Mohammad Yusuf in Chennai’s Tambaram, for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl who is his own warehouse employee’s daughter, over a four-month period has brought renewed attention to a disturbing pattern that Hindu civilizational observers recognize as far more than isolated criminality.
World
1) For years, self-styled journalist Pieter Friedrich has been hounding Hindu Americans who have dared to, publicly, take pride in their faith and heritage. Over the past few months, this has meant that he has been traveling from one city to another across the United States, appearing before city councils and other public forums to make inflammatory accusations against Hindu advocacy organizations. His recent appearances in Atlanta, Palo Alto, and elsewhere have targeted many orgs including Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA). His false and defamatory claims are designed to silence the community voices in civic life.
Most hate crimes are driven by anti-Hindu bigotry encoded in certain religious teachings and political ideologies. While the anti-Hindu hate in Islamic countries is evident, there is another subtler form of anti-Hindu sentiment within institutions and the public sphere of ostensibly secular states (like India) that provides an enabling environment for Hinduphobia and hate crimes. This subtle, everyday discrimination can be missed unless one studies prevailing laws and patterns. The gradual ban on firecrackers during Diwali is a good example – it might seem pollution-related on the surface. Still, the double standards at play become apparent when one looks at the larger picture of restrictions on Hindu festivals and the lack of sound reasoning behind the ban.
We request all readers to share other anti-Hindu hate crimes that we might have missed in this period in the comments below or by emailing hindupost.in@gmail.com. We also solicit support in maintaining the Hindu human rights tracker database.
