After Two Months Indefinite Detention in India, U.S. Citizen Released Without Charges

Ravinder Singh Gogi returns to the side of his hunger-striking father, Surat Singh Khalsa.

After two months in an Indian jail, charged under a preventive law for visiting his father in the hospital, U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi was released from indefinite detention in India on Monday, just two weeks after formal appeals from seven United States congressional representatives.Read More

U.S. Citizen Indefinitely Detained in India for Two Months Without Arraignment

Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured, says family in California

Stockton, CA: Apr. 21, 2015 – U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi remains indefinitely detained in India after spending two months behinds bars without seeing a … 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

Seminar in Central California Urges Sovereignty of Indians in Eradicating Caste Practice

“Hinduism is nothing but a tool for propagation of caste,” says Mulnivasi Sangh vice-president

Stockton, CA: Apr. 4, 2015 – Over 75 people gathered in Lathrop, a small town in Central California, on March 29 to hear Dr. Manisha Bangar … Read More

Family and Local Business to Hold Press Conference for US Citizen Imprisoned in India

Community demands the release of Lathrop businessman Ravinder Singh Gogi held without bail in Indian Jail

Lathrop, CA, USA: Mar. 5, 2015– Ravinder Singh Gogi, American Citizen and owner of Dasmesh Truck Driving School in Lathrop, is being held as … Read More

Obama Affirms Indian Constitution’s Article 25 Over Objections of South Asian Americans

Article claiming to protect religious liberty permits state regulation of religion, notes US-based rights group

NEW DELHI: Jan. 27, 2015 – In his final hours in India, U.S. President Barack Obama called the country a “partner,” saying India should not … Read More

US Congressman McClintock’s Office Affirms Support for Religious Liberty in India

Constituents share concerns about Indian State’s proposals for a national anti-conversion law

ROSEVILLE, CA: Jan. 19, 2015 – Constituents of Northern California Congressman Tom McClintock joined an official delegation from human rights group Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI) on January … Read More

NRI minorities disavow Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera as he begins second term

Rights group calls CA rep’s reelection “a defeat for religious liberty and a victory for genocide”

ELK GROVE, CA: Jan. 3, 2015 – When Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) renews his oath of office on January 6, the only Indian-American serving … Read More

Indian Minorities Greet Congressman McClintock

STOCKTON, CA: August 29, 2011 – Over a hundred minorities from India, including many Sikhs and Dalits, turned out on Saturday evening to greet Congressman Tom McClintock in Stockton, CA.

Opening remarks by Manjit Singh Uppal, President of Stockton Gurdwara … Read More

Controversy Over Proposed Gandhi Statue at California Capitol

West Sacramento, April 24, 2010 – A small group of Indians gathered at a West Sacramento hotel on Saturday to plan the installation of a life-size Gandhi statue on the grounds of the California state capitol in Sacramento. Sham Goyal, … Read More