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Op/Ed – Sadda Haq: Unprecedented Canadian Support & Message from the Producer!
:dateline:It's been less than a week since independent film, Sadda Haq released and it's already topping the charts with unprecedented reviews and waves of support from the Punjabi community across...
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Op/Ed – After Physical & Mental Torture: Why Indian Authorities Must Execute...
[caption id="attachment_667" align="alignleft" width="200"] Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar[/caption] The rejection of Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar’s mercy petition has undoubtedly disturbed the...
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Op/Ed: Sikh Anonymous Blog: Going nowhere fast
Editor’s Note: The following article is being sourced from sikhanonymous.wordpress.com. It provides good insight into the current issues facing the Panth. The author looks at the issues and Sikh...
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Simranjit Singh Mann Writes to Justice Singhvi; Exposes Bias of India’s...
S. Simranjit Singh Mann, Shiromani Akali Dal (A) Editor’s Note: S. Simranjit Singh Mann of Shiromani Akali Dal (A) wrote the following letter addressed to Justice G.S. Singhvi in regards to the case of...
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EXCLUSIVE: Sadda Haq Movie Review by Navdeep Kaur
In most contemporary movies, Sikhs and Punjabis are the center of jokes. Movies coming out of the Punjabi Film Industry follow the trend as well. You will often see a Punjabi man characterized as the...
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Death Penalty in India: “One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to...
In 2012, India saw its first execution in more than eight years.© DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images In November 2012, Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was hanged in...
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Op/ED: Movie: “Sadda Haq” and the role of the government and media
Today, the government of India has once again proved why it’s claim to being the world’s largest democracy is laughable. Not to mention the media in India, which claims to be fair and democratic in...
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Op/Ed – Sarabjeet’s Case Reiterates Why India Must Respect Its Political...
Syed Akbaruddin, Ministry of External Affairs, India NEW DELHI (April 29, 2013)–Indian High Commission has officially requested the Pakistan Government to release Sarabjeet Singh on “humanitarian...
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Op/Ed – 1984: justice at last?
Editor’s Note: The following article is being sources from the Times of India. Although Sikhs welcome the Supreme Court ruling to further investigate the case of Jagdish Tytler, we believe that...
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Op/Ed – Sajjan Kumar Verdict a Part of the Ongoing Victimization of 1984...
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada (April 30, 2013)–The World Sikh Organization of Canada expresses its disappointment with the not-guilty verdict pronounced by a Delhi court in the case of Sajjan Kumar, a senior...
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Op/Ed – Statements and Sentiments Expressed After Sajjan Kumar’s Acquittal
Giani Gurbachan Singh (Akal Takhat Sahib) requested Sikhs sitting in senior Government positions to do something about the wrongful acquittal of Sajjan Kumar. Without naming anyone in particular,...
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Op/Ed – Our Rights & Sadda Haq by Akaal Publishers
The movie Sadda Haq raises multiple issues about the experiences of Punjabi people who lived through the 1980’s & 1990’s. During this period an insurgency against the Indian state was started by...
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Story of Nirpreet Kaur, Eye Witness Against Sajjan Kumar
‘I Don’t Think Justice Will Come’ NIRPREET KAUR, Lost her father THE PHOTOGRAPHS of the two men who are significant to Nirpreet Kaur’s life hang on the walls of her living room. The first is a faded...
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India’s Congress Party Still Denies Responsibility for 1984 Massacre of Sikhs
Editor’s Note: The following column by Hartosh Singh Bal originally appeared on NYTimes Blogs in November 2012. Please see bottom for complete source information. NEW DELHI (May 11, 2013)–The 28th...
View ArticleUrge US Senate to Include Anti-Profiling Protections in Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2013)–Multifaith organizations are urging voters to contact their representatives in the U.S. Senate to request that they include anti-profiling protections in the upcoming...
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Op/Ed – Understanding the Bhinder Decision: A legal perspective
By Balpreet Singh (Legal Counsel, WSO) Punjabi Version follows below English Recently, I have received several inquiries about the Bhinder case that was decided by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1985....
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Op/Ed – Dispelling Stereotypes and Prejudice with Honest Discussion
Last year when I was packing my bags for my first-ever trip to the United States, many people came to wish me luck, and — as it has become customary in India — people who knew nothing about the United...
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Learning from Baba Punjab Singh, Oak Creek Survivor
Sometimes our lives are blessed in ways that we could have never imagined. Sometimes our lives cross paths with special souls who possess golden hearts and who touch our own hearts in a manner that...
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History of Sikh Ardas
Guru Granth Sahib (file photo) Ardas was given to the Sikhs by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The first part invokes God and the blessings of the first nine Gurus. The second part recounts the events in...
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Op/Ed – New Meaning to Religious Symbols in Jazzy B’s Debut Movie
The Punjabi movie Best of Luck featuring Jazzy Bains is set to release later this month. The movie is being much talked about by Punjabis worldwide since it features the debut of Jazzy Bains. While...
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