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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
Rep. McClintock to Hold Town Hall Meeting at Roseville Sikh Gurdwara
May 2, 2015 | Admin
Congressman Tom McClintock will hold a town hall meeting at Gurdwara Sahib Roseville, 1090 Main Street, at 6pm on Tuesday, May 5th. The meeting is open to the public. 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
Family of U.S. Citizen Imprisoned in India Appeals to Congressman Jerry McNerney
April 16, 2015 | Admin
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
April 4, 2015 | Admin
“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
South Asian Minority Communities Link Arms for Vancouver “Path to Begampura” Conference
March 20, 2015 | Admin
Human rights advocates unite behind fundamental value of human equality
Vancouver, BC, Canada, Mar. 19, 2015 – In 15th-century India, spiritual teacher Guru Ravidas spoke about his vision of a place called Begampura, a land without sorrow. Begampura represented the … Read More
Sacramento Sikh Community Prays for Safety of U.S. Citizen Jailed in India
March 13, 2015 | Admin
Sikh Temple calls Ravinder Singh “one of our own arrested and possibly tortured as we speak”
Sacramento, CA, USA: Mar. 13, 2015 – “We came here today to pray for the safety of Ravinder Singh Gogi, a US citizen and … Read More
City of Stockton Proclamation Recognizes “Ongoing Impact” of 1984 Sikh Genocide on Indian Minorities
March 11, 2015 | Admin
Stockton Gurdwara, oldest Sikh-American institution in the USA, accepts proclamation
Stockton, CA, USA: Mar. 11, 2015 – A 30-year-old massacre of Sikhs by the government of India gained fresh attention in California on Tuesday when the City of Stockton, home … Read More