JALALABAD, “We feel disappointed, isolated and oppressed,” said Ravil Singh, a Sikh leader in Nangarhar Province, eastern Afghanistan, adding that local people “are good to us”. He spoke to IRIN about the problems facing the Sikh and Hindu minorities in Afghanistan. “Before the war [1979] there were 16,673 Sikh and Hindu families in Kabul, Nangarhar,… Continue reading Sikh, Hindu minorities “disappointed, isolated and oppressed”
Category: News
Teenager held in asylum detention centre
2:50pm Saturday 7th February 2009 By Saiqa Chaudhari A MOTHER is begging officials to show “humanity” and release her teenage son from a detention centre. Satnam Gurwara, aged 16, is being held at the secure facility at Manchester Airport. The family, who are Sikh Afghan asylum seekers, live in Great Lever. Satnam was detained on… Continue reading Teenager held in asylum detention centre
Hindus are threatening to leave Afghanistan within one week
Source Afghanistan, Kabul, Jan. 19 / Trend News, A. Hakimi/ Hindu minority groups in Kandahar have criticized the government for not improving their squalid living conditions, and they are threatening to leave Afghanistan within one week. Ethnically, Afghanistan is the most multi ethnic country in Asia that has been facing some problems in this regard… Continue reading Hindus are threatening to leave Afghanistan within one week
Report on First Sikh Global Civil Rights Conference
PANTHIC.ORG Published on December 19, 2008 NEW YORK, New York – —United Sikhs, a global Sikh advocacy group, organized a global conference on Sikh civil and human rights this past week. It was dubbed the first Sikhs Civil Rights Conference. Some of the issues discussed were the right to wear turban and other symbols of… Continue reading Report on First Sikh Global Civil Rights Conference
BJP promises full statehood for Capital
Source NEW DELHI: The BJP, which has launched a concerted bid to oust Congress in Delhi, on Tuesday promised full statehood to the Capital, a review of the BJP, came out with its blueprint for city’s development in next five years. More Pictures 2021 Master Plan and controversial BRT corridor, early implementation of the Supreme… Continue reading BJP promises full statehood for Capital
Refugees in Delhi: ‘Fewer chances of subsistence, jobs’
Source New Delhi, October 18: Asef has a degree in engineering from the Polytechnic University in Kabul and had a good life back home. A refugee now, he ekes out a living by supplying food to restaurants and can barely make ends meet. After the Taliban took over, Asef had to flee in 2006. But… Continue reading Refugees in Delhi: ‘Fewer chances of subsistence, jobs’
Despite Protests City Stands By Inmate Haircut Policy
POSTED: Monday, October 6, 2008 UPDATED: 9:59 pm EDT October 6, 2008 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Members of the Sikh religion and the America Civil Liberties Union marched outside the Duval County Jail Sunday, claiming an inmate’s religious rights were violated when he was forced to cut his hair and have his face shaved. Sikhs said… Continue reading Despite Protests City Stands By Inmate Haircut Policy