Organizations for Minorities of India | Page 10 of 24 |
“Racist” Davis Gandhi Statue Compared to Confederate Statues at City Council
October 9, 2017 | Admin
Analyst asks: “On which side of the racial issue does the Davis City Council stand?”
Davis, CA: Oct. 9, 2017 — One year after the City of Davis in Northern California unveiled a statue of Indian politican Mohandas Gandhi, it … Read More
Gandhi’s Views on Race and Caste Inspire Hindu Nationalists
October 2, 2017 | Admin
“Particularly on the issue of caste, Gandhi was the Hindu right,” claims author Arundhati Roy
On the occasion of Gandhi’s 148th Jayanti (birthday), one of only three national holidays in India, questions and protests continue to mount around the glorification of a … Read More
Jharkhand Becomes Ninth Indian State To Regulate Religious Conversion
September 12, 2017 | Admin
Over a quarter of India’s states have adopted anti-conversion laws criminalizing freedom of religion
Ranchi, Jharkhand: September 12, 2017 — Jharkhand, in northern India, became the most recent state in the country to criminalize religious freedom when its governor, Draupadi … Read More
Indian Journalist Assassinated After Career Criticizing Hindutva
September 7, 2017 | Admin
Anti-caste and anti-communal, Gauri Lankesh wanted people to “become universal”
Bengaluru, Karnataka: September 7, 2017 — Gauri Lankesh, an Indian journalist who was gunned down outside her home in Bengaluru on the evening of September 5, denounced “Brahman hegemony” in … Read More
Christians and Sikhs Join Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Punjabi Pastor
August 31, 2017 | Admin
Sikh leader says Pastor Sultan Masih was assassinated “under the guise of Hindutva”
Roseville, CA: August 31, 2017 — “We are here to honor Pastor Sultan Masih,” said Bhajan Singh as he spoke to a group of 30 Sikhs, Christians, … Read More
California Vigil Will Commemorate Pastor Murdered in India
August 18, 2017 | Admin
“Stand in solidarity against this kind of inhuman oppression,” urges Roseville, CA priest
Roseville, CA: August 18, 2017 — Christians will join leaders of local Sikh and other Indian communities outside City Hall in downtown Roseville, CA on August 28 … Read More
Irom Sharmila, World’s Longest Hunger-Striker, Weds in Tamil Nadu
August 17, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi, persecuted for anti-caste documentary, serves as bridesmaid
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: August 17, 2017 — After a lengthy engagement during which her fiancé often questioned the possibility it would end in nuptials, Manipuri hunger-striker Irom Sharmila has finally wed … Read More
Mob Lynchings in India Provoke International Wave of Protests
August 13, 2017 | Admin
Oppressed groups unite in solidarity against Hindu nationalist attacks
New Delhi, Delhi: August 13, 2017 — From California to Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to New York, groups impacted by a rising tide of mob lynchings of minorities in India are … Read More
Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu
August 7, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary
Madurai, Tamil Nadu: August 7, 2017 — After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi has been slapped … Read More
Killing of Punjabi Pastor Linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
July 31, 2017 | Admin
“People who killed him were surely monitoring his activities,” says Pastor Sultan Masih’s son
Ludhiana, Punjab: July 31, 2017 — Pastor Sultan Masih, who was gunned down in Ludhiana on July 16 while standing outside his church, had previously been … Read More