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Sikhs and Christians Rally in Sacramento for Dying Indian Hunger-Striker
May 26, 2015 | Admin
“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.
Plight of Political Prisoners in India Inspires May 22 Rally at California State Capitol
May 20, 2015 | Admin
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 to rally at 3:30pm on May 22 outside the State … Read More
Texan Sikhs Appeal to Congress to Speak for Maverick Activist on Hunger-Strike in India
May 18, 2015 | Admin
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 — as of Monday — of a hunger-strike in India … Read More
Family of Hunger-Striker Surat Singh Khalsa to Rally in His Honor at California State Capitol
May 17, 2015 | Admin
“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 Surat Singh Khalsa, a permanent resident of California on hunger-strike … Read More
Daughter of Hunger-Striking Surat Singh Khalsa Visits California Congressional Offices
May 15, 2015 | Admin
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 to appeal to four U.S. congressional representatives to speak in … Read More
Mulnivasis and Christians Link Arms With Sikhs to Warn U.S. Congressman About Persecution in India
May 12, 2015 | Admin
“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
Plight of India’s Minorities a Focus at Town Hall for California Congressman McClintock
May 7, 2015 | Admin
Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) earned appreciation from perhaps a broader audience than he expected when he held a community town hall at the Roseville Sikh Gurdwara on Tuesday, May 5 to discuss federal issues with local constituents.Read More
“My Life is in Danger,” Pleads American Citizen in India After Release From Jail Without Charges
May 5, 2015 | Admin
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 two-month imprisonment in Ludhiana Jail, U.S. citizen Ravinderjit … Read More
After Two Months Indefinite Detention in India, U.S. Citizen Released Without Charges
April 27, 2015 | Admin
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
April 21, 2015 | Admin
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