“Challenge the Darkness,” Appealed Manmeet Singh Bhullar Weeks Before Tragic Death
Canadian Sikh legislator lived to speak for human rights, especially in South Asia Calgary, Alberta: Nov. 24, 2015 — The late Manmeet Singh Bhullar, an MLA from Alberta, Canada who…
Unionist Punjabi Statesman Sir Chhotu Ram Commemorated in California
“His death was a great blow to real freedom in India,” concludes gathering Hayward, CA: Nov. 22, 2015 — Traveling from Hyderabad, India to join a California gathering of Indian…
15 Year Hunger-Striker Irom Sharmila: “Repeal India’s AFSPA or I Die of Starvation”
World’s longest hunger-striker pleads for “mass support” against AFSPA legislation Imphal, Manipur: Nov. 18, 2015 — “What I really want from the world is their voice against this draconian law,”…
Indian Parliament Will Consider Criminalizing Religious Liberty
BJP MPs demand 10-year prison sentence for unregulated conversion New Delhi, India: Nov. 5, 2015 — Two members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced they will introduce bills…
US Congress’ Sikh Caucus “Greatly Concerned” By Violence Against “Peaceful Sikh Protestors”
Congressmen ask U.S. Secretary of State to advocate for rights to “practice religion free from violence” Washington, D.C.: Oct. 31, 2015 — On the eve of the 31st anniversary of…
Christian Priest Warns Unrest in Punjab “Eerily Familiar” to 1984 Sikh Genocide Circumstances
“Pray, fervently, for Punjab,” pleads priest, calling on U.S. officials to “give a voice to those who don’t have one” Sacramento, CA: Oct. 22, 2015 — The following is a statement…
Christian Church Prays for Peace in Punjab During Unrest
“People are getting beat up, and hurt, and a few have been killed,” says priest Sacramento, CA: Oct. 20, 2015 — Fr. Joshua Lickter, whose Christian church in California, USA…
“I Do Think He’s a Martyr,” Says Daughter of Murdered Sikh Activist
Navkiran Kaur Khalra speaks about the 1995 disappearance and killing by Indian police of her father, Jaswant Singh Khalra, and his work to expose secret genocide in Punjab, India. Transcript…
Indian Police Massacre Unarmed Sikhs Protesting Desecration of Scriptures
“Peaceful dissent is routinely brutally suppressed,” warns human rights group Punjab, India: October 15, 2015 – Protests against desecration of a copy of the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib,…
Northern California Seminar Urges Unity Against Caste Violence and Religious Persecution
Sikh and Christian leaders gathered at Trinity Anglican Church in Marysville for a forum on Caste violence and religious persecution in India.