Editorial: “Tragic Hero” Jagendra Singh and his freedom sellers
“Liberty of speech means that it is unassailed even when the speech hurts; Liberty of Press can be said to be truly respected when the Press can comment in the…
Multi-faith Coalition Will Highlight Casteism at California Conference
Speakers to “question whether caste ideology has truly been abandoned in India” Stockton, CA: June 13, 2015 — The conversion of Indian minorities to Hinduism drew worldwide attention late last…
Irom Sharmila’s Fiancé on Torture, AFSPA, and Surat Singh Khalsa
OFMI: This is Steve Macias with the Organization for Minorities of India, and today we have a very special guest, the fiancé of the longest held political prisoner in India…
Editorial: Individuating Minority Rights and Resuscitating Dr. Ambedkar
The only minority on our planet is an individual. The socioreligious communities in India who are repeatedly told or reminded about their social rank in society must undo what they…
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…
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…
Indian Student Group Banned for Criticizing PM Modi’s Beef Ban
Steve Macías, Organization for Minorities of India, interviews Prabha Karan for a closer look on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assault on the right to free speech in India.
India Arrests Hunger-Striking U.S. Resident Days After Congress Objected
Surat Singh Khalsa, of California, detained despite congressional support Sacramento, CA: June 1, 2015 — Children of a California man on hunger-strike in India report their father, who has refused…