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Irom Sharmila’s Fiancé on Torture, AFSPA, and Surat Singh Khalsa
June 12, 2015 | Admin
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”
June 7, 2015 | Admin
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
June 6, 2015 | Admin
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
June 1, 2015 | Admin
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
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
“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