Teenager Burns Quran in Chicago, Extremist Links Suspected
Video which emerged this past week of a Naperville, Illinois area teenager setting a Quran aflame and throwing it on the ground has not only disturbed the local Muslim community…
Pieter Friedrich
Cry Out For Manipur:Stop Killing Christians in India
Speech at rally for Manipur in Congressman Ro Khanna's district https://youtu.be/HawRq6WV1J0 The ongoing violence in Manipur is the worst pogrom in the nine years of the Modi regime’s rule over…
Hunger-Strike Appeal: Ro Khanna, Stand and Speak For Manipur
On my 4th day of hunger-strike, here is my direct message to Ro Hi Congressman Ro Khanna. As you probably already know, today is the 4th day of my indefinite…
Why I’m Hunger-Striking to Demand Ro Khanna Speak On Manipur Horror
Ro must realize that legends don’t walk middle grounds In 2019, US Congressman Ro Khanna reached out to me, and we have stayed in touch since. For over the past…
Abhorrent Aberrations: The “New Normal” in Modi’s “New India”
Last week, video emerged showing what was — at least, what one hopes was — the tail end of a wild night experienced by a seasoned political activist in India’s…
Modi’s Washington DC Tour Offers Him a Propaganda Bonanza
The prime minister wears no clothes, but all DC wants is fashion tips When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington, DC on 20 June 2023, what those officials…
What the Kailasa Con Job Reveals About the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
The international wing of the fascist RSS dupes American elected officials The New Jersey city of Newark was caught in an embarrassing situation in March 2023. Just two months previously,…
Time Ticking: US Ambassador to India Promised Human Rights Focus
As Indian democracy declines, will Eric Garcetti, the new US ambassador to India, uphold his commitment? Quizzing US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at a House Foreign Affairs Committee…
“Lots of Propaganda”: Busting the “Vast Hinduphobia” Conspiracy Theory
Is it true that “every” American Hindu politician faces “bigoted attacks”? “Outside forces have done things,” complained (now former) Michigan State Representative Padma Kuppa in a July 2022 interview with…
RSS’s International Wing Defeated at Californian City of Manteca
City council unanimously rescinds proclamation for Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh The City of Manteca, California made history on 3 August 2022 when it unanimously voted to rescind a proclamation it had…
Wake Up and Smell the Fascism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuY8HcqohnU It is no coincidence that a wave of schools in Karnataka suddenly began banning students from wearing hijab at the exact same time that the state government was passing…
American critics of Hindu nationalism risk sustained attacks
From politicians to academics, Americans who speak against Hindutva face harsh backlash, protests, and violent threats. When US Senator and then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders criticized then President Donald Trump’s “failure of leadership…
“2021: Year of Fear for Indian Christians” | Dr. John Dayal Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCzvMwKuPkg PF: Hi, this is Pieter Friedrich, and today I’m speaking with Dr. John Dayal. Dr. John Dayal, who is 74, is a former newspaper editor, a researcher and author, and…
From Muslims to Christians: Impunity Drives Expanding Hindu Nationalist Violence
Today is the third day of my seven-day hunger-strike for the persecuted Christians of India. It has now been over 60 hours since I ate anything. CLICK TO VIEW ON…
Pieter Friedrich on 7 day hunger strike against persecution of Christians in India
Today is the second day of my seven-day hunger-strike for the persecuted Christians of India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW46PlggPjI As I said yesterday, 2021 was the most violent year on record for…
Roseville City Council Rebuked for Honoring RSS’s International Wing
On 15 December 2021, I continued my “HSS is RSS” tour by speaking in respectful rebuke at the Roseville, CA City Council meeting for their recent platforming and honoring of…
War-Mongering US “Expert” Frames Pieter Friedrich for Opposing RSS
American Enterprise Institute fellow spins conspiracy theory about my criticism of Hindu nationalism When I woke on the morning of 7 December 2021 to discover that right-wing think-tank American Enterprise…
California Congressman Urged to Investigate US Ambassador Atul Keshap’s RSS Meet
A team of Congressman Tom McClintock’s constituents visited him on 8 November to register dissent against US Ambassador Atul Keshap’s recent meeting with the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
“The Police Are With Us”: The Bone-Chilling Chant of the RSS”
Speech against Irving Police Department's honoring of RSS's international wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzuXTMBqatY&feature=youtu.be After the City of Irving, Texas’s Police Department welcomed and honored a local branch of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh,…
US Congressman questions Ambassador’s meeting with “violent” RSS paramilitary
“My constituents have raised concerns about our country fostering a relationship with the RSS and its leaders given the group’s painful history of violence and destruction,” wrote US Congressman David Trone (Democrat-Maryland)…
Human Rights Watch: US Ambassador’s RSS Meet “Troubling” & “Disturbing”
Ambassador Atul Keshap’s meet with RSS’s Mohan Bhagwat “sent a terrible message,” says HRW’s Asia Advocacy Director “Meeting with the head of a paramilitary, ideologically-driven organization that promotes extraordinarily racist…
Why Did US Ambassador Atul Keshap Meet RSS and What Does It Mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbBDmejwbHc Imam Malik Mujahid (IMM): US Ambassador Atul Keshap is a temporary ambassador to India. He is Indian-American. He has met the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh — RSS, that is — its…
Eight South Asian Groups Write Letter Supporting Pieter Friedrich’s Hindutva Research
Letter issued to Democratic National Committee to repudiate Hindu American Foundation’s attacks I am humbled and deeply touched by the outpouring of support as eight South Asian groups have issued…
Sri Preston Kulkarni’s RSS Problem
US leadership of India’s fascist movement backs Texas Democrat In August 2019, Congressman Khanna charted a new course for the Indian-American diaspora when he commented on reportage about Tulsi Gabbard’s…
The Bravehearts Protesting in India
Yesterday, the 20th of December, marked the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s release from prison after a failed attempt to seize power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU5YJ4rcs1s&feature=emb_title While he was behind bars, he wrote his…
Why I’m Protesting: BJP’s Citizenship Bill Mirrors Nuremberg Laws
When Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, they made it illegal for non-Germans to be citizens. Germans to prove that they had Aryan ancestry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XWHGh7fYkY&feature=emb_title India’s Citizenship Amendment…
Adios Modi: Urging Houston City Council to Boycott “Howdy Modi”
On September 17, 2019, I attended the Houston City Council meeting to speak against the upcoming “Howdy Modi” event and urge city officials to decline participation. https://youtu.be/xTaEdVOkUZM Indian Prime…
Speak Out For Kashmir: The Muzzling of Kashmiri Voices
When I was a child, I used to watch these films. Films about an evil force that rose to power and swept across Europe. Films about wicked and powerful men…
Terror Grips Kashmir
Terror grips the most militarized zone in the world after India’s Central Government terminated Jammu and Kashmir’s 70-year-old "special status" as the first step towards stripping the disputed region of…
Calls for German Ambassador’s Resignation Intensify
Following his official visit to Indian organization revering Nazi ideology, 2500 sign petition to recall Germay's ambassador in New Delhi Amid international media fallout after German Ambassador Walter Lindner’s 17…
Disaster for Democracy: How The Modi Wave Has Flooded India With Fascism
“In the west, we have labels,” commented journalist François Gautier on WION TV, during a panel about the results of India’s 2019 general election. “Right, left. Far-right, far-left. We keep…
How India’s Ruling Party Mobilizes Indian-Americans to Win Elections
India is having its first national election in five years. Partisanship in India is no better than in the United States. Probably much worse. Political party choices polarize families, friends,…
From Christchurch to India: How India’s RSS Inspires White Nationalist Violence
White Nationalist Terrorism “I have read the writings of Dylan Roof and many others, but only really took true inspiration from Knight Justiciar Breivik,” says Brenton Tarrant, the 28-year-old white…
Pulwama: A Present Moment in the Longer Kashmir Story
While the bodies of the 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troops who died in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Valentine’s Day are only just now being…
Hindutva’s Poisoned Fruit and the World Hindu Congress
In early September 2018, I spent four days in the Chicago, Illinois region in order to protest the World Hindu Congress (WHC). Here’s why. On September 6, I participated in…
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