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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…