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…
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…
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…
Plight of Political Prisoners in India Inspires May 22 Rally at California State Capitol
Californian Communities Unite Behind Indian Minorities Who Are “Hungry for Justice” Sacramento, CA: May 20, 2015 – South Asian diaspora will unite with community organizers and state legislators in California…
Texan Sikhs Appeal to Congress to Speak for Maverick Activist on Hunger-Strike in India
Racial discrimination suspected after congressional staff repeatedly refuse to be pictured with American Sikhs Houston, TX: May 18, 2015 – The cause of a determined Californian on the 123rd day…
Family of Hunger-Striker Surat Singh Khalsa to Rally in His Honor at California State Capitol
“Victims of genocide are still suffering unjustly as political prisoners in Indian jails,” says South Asian activist Sacramento, CA: May 17, 2015 – South Asian diaspora plan to rally for…
Daughter of Hunger-Striking Surat Singh Khalsa Visits California Congressional Offices
Members of Human Rights Commission and Sikh Caucus asked to speak in recognition of Khalsa San Jose, CA: May 15, 2015 – A delegation joined Devinderdeep Kaur Sran on Wednesday…
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…
“My Life is in Danger,” Pleads American Citizen in India After Release From Jail Without Charges
Son of hunger-striking Surat Singh Khalsa says he was “tortured multiple times” during two-month imprisonment Ludhiana, Punjab, India: May 6, 2015 – A week after his April 27 release from a…