Ghana Plans World’s First Removal of Gandhi Statue

Removal Follows Protests Against Gandhi Statues in USA

Accra, Ghana: Oct. 8, 2016 — After over a decade of resistance to placement of Gandhi statues around the world began brewing in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2003, the University of Ghana … Read More

Minority Groups Plan Protest at Indian Consulate Over Dalit Student Suicide

Indian Communities to remember low-caste student leader Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad

San Francisco, CA — Community leaders from various Indian diaspora groups will gather at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco for a protest at noon on Friday. Protests have already … Read More

Irom Sharmila’s Fiance: “They do wish to kill her”

Steve Macias, Organization for Minorities of India, interviews Irom Chanu Sharmilla’s fiancé Desmond Coutinho as he struggles to see the one he loves suffer through the agony of force-feeding, police brutality, and an endless cycle of prison sentences.Read More

U.S. Congresswoman Lofgren Recognizes Sikh Genocide and Indian Political Prisoners

Logren requests Congress ask for release of Surat Singh Khalsa and remember victims of 1984 genocide

Washington, DC: June 6, 2015 — In remarks delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 3, the 31st anniversary of a disastrous … Read More

Mulnivasis and Christians Link Arms With Sikhs to Warn U.S. Congressman About Persecution in India

“What impacts one minority group in India impacts them all,” explains Anglican priest

Roseville, CA: May. 12, 2015 – Community leaders from Sikh, Christian, and Mulnivasi communities in Northern California met privately with Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Roseville) last week to … Read More

Family of U.S. Citizen Imprisoned in India Appeals to Congressman Jerry McNerney

McNerney joined five other U.S. representatives — Tom McClintock, Patrick Meehan, Mike Honda, Zoe Lofgren, and John Garamendi — in signing an April 15 letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to “bring your attention to the case of Ravinder Jeet Singh and his father, Surat Singh Khalsa.” Read More

India’s 66th Republic Day Celebrated a Constitution Its Author Disowned

“I shall be the first person to burn it out,” said constitutional-framer Dr. Ambedkar, a cross between Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who is renowned as a champion of civil rights for Inda’s 200-million Dalits

NEW DELHI: Jan. … Read More

Weeks Into Second Term, U.S. Congressman Bera Plans India Trip with Obama to Meet PM Modi

South Asian minorities protest: “Ami Bera represents Narendra Modi, the Butcher of Gujarat”

SACRAMENTO, CA: Jan. 21, 2015 – Just two weeks after being sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives for a sophomore term, U.S. Congressman Ami Bera announced … Read More