Hunger-Striker Surat Singh Khalsa Rearrested Despite Worldwide Support

LUDHIANA, PUNJAB: July 22, 2015 — As a delegation of senior officials representing the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party in Punjab, India toured North America to woo diaspora … Read More

Editorial: An Apolitical Analysis of Indian Political Prisoners

“Until they become conscious, they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled, they cannot become conscious.” — George Orwell

Political prisoner is a deviant, as per my observation. A political prisoner is jailed for “freely expressing” any disagreement, … Read More

Conference Challenges India’s “Dehumanizing” Belief System

Stockton, CA: July 15, 2015 — When he took the stage at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA to speak to a diverse audience of Indian diaspora and concerned … Read More

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 today, who’s been called the participant of the world’s longest … 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

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 to eat for the past four months in demand for … Read More

U.S. Congress Warns India on Hunger-Striker Surat Singh Khalsa

Cause of Indian political prisoners reaches U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

San Jose, CA: May 29, 2015 — Six California congressional representatives issued a letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday asking him to take … Read More

Sikhs and Christians Rally in Sacramento for Dying Indian Hunger-Striker

“He starves himself because he himself is starving for justice,” say demonstrators

Sacramento, CA: May 26, 2015 — Genocide against minorities in India was a front-row topic at a Sacramento rally held on Friday in support of a dying hunger-striker.

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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