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Source 24 Nov 2006 13:08:31 GMT Source: Reuters By Kamil Zaheer NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A Sikh group urged the Indian government on Friday to arrange safe passage for Sikhs living in Afghanistan who said they faced humiliation and ill-treatment there. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) was reacting to a Reuters… Continue reading Indian Sikhs want New Delhi to help Afghan brethren

Source By SSNews, terry friel, reuters india Nov 23, 2006, 17:33 In western countries, since the 9/11 terror attacks on American soil by members of Al-Qaida there has been a surge in prejudice, discrimination, hate crimes and even murder of members of the Sikh community. This was due to ignorance of the Sikh appearance of… Continue reading Hatred of Sikhs: America and Afghanistan

 For reasons of privacy, the names have been changed to A, B, C, D and E. – Webmaster Monday 20th November 2006 AN AFGHAN family who face eviction from their Swindon home say it will leave them with no place to go. A and B and their children C and D have applied for refugee status… Continue reading ‘This will leave us on the streets’

Source New Delhi, Nov 05: Hollywood heart-throb and goodwill ambassador of UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie on Sunday hailed India for giving shelter to displaced people of a number of countries and said she would work with New Delhi in this field. Jolie, who is in India since last month for shooting… Continue reading Jolie praises India for giving shelter to refugees

Source AFP September 27, 2006 KHOST, Afghanistan — A government unit tore down posters of bodybuilders in a southeastern Afghan city Wednesday and has arrested people for selling alcohol and porn, residents and officials said. The team began operating in the city of Khost Tuesday, they said, and was similar to the Taliban’s “vice and… Continue reading Afghan ‘vice’ squad tears down bodybuilder posters

Source Mandakini Gahlot New Delhi, August 26: *There are 9212 Afghani refugees in India, 8,500 amongst them are Hindus and Sikhs who fled from Afghanistan. Over 100 Afghani refugees have already become naturalized citizens. *There are 1,800 Burmese refugees, 154 Palestinian refugees from Iraq, 154 Somalian refugees, 34 Iraqi refugees, and 72 refugees from other… Continue reading Refugees in Capital

Source [ 9 Aug, 2006 1738hrs ISTIANS ] KABUL: Pakistan has released an Afghan Sikh journalist who was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghan border and tortured on charges of being an Indian national, and also apologised over the ‘mistreatment’. Spokesperson of the Radio and Television of Afghanistan, Anwar Wafadar Samandar, informed media persons in Kabul Wednesday… Continue reading Pakistan releases Afghan Sikh journalist