Source: Sikh 24 .com BY YUDHVIR RANA / IN ASIA, WORLD / AUGUST 26, 2014 AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab (August 26, 2014)—Sikh groups here have volunteered to perform “sewa” at various Gurdwaras in Afghanistan after the recent spate of migration of the community following their persecution by the Taliban. “Sikhs are leaving Afghanistan. We have several… Continue reading Sikh Volunteers Ready To Perform Sewa In Afghan Gurdwaras
Month: August 2014
Explainer: who are the Afghan Sikhs?
Source: The Conversation Jasjit Singh – 20 August 2014, 3.59pm BST The recent discovery of 35 men, women and children in a shipping container at Tilbury docks in Essex is shocking for many reasons. Few had known that people were being brought into the UK in shipping containers and even fewer knew the kind of dangers… Continue reading Explainer: who are the Afghan Sikhs?
Dark days continue for Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
Source: Hindustan Times Manpreet Singh August 22, 2014 The recent incident of Afghan Sikhs rescued from a shipping container from a UK port has again brought to the limelight the plight of the Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan. Both the minority communities have been facing discrimination at the hands of the majority Muslim community.… Continue reading Dark days continue for Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
Dark days continue for Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
Source: Hindustan Times Manpreet Singh August 22, 2014 The recent incident of Afghan Sikhs rescued from a shipping container from a UK port has again brought to the limelight the plight of the Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan. Both the minority communities have been facing discrimination at the hands of the majority Muslim community.… Continue reading Dark days continue for Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
UK: Sikh Relief team extends helping hand to Afghan Sikhs
Source: Sikh Siyaasat August 20, 2014 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau Tilbury, UK (August 20, 2014): According to information the Sikh Relief team extended helping hand for Afghan Sikhs who recently arrived in UK in a shipping container. Sikh Relief team members traveled to Tilbury Port, taking food, clothing and immediate necessities such as, to… Continue reading UK: Sikh Relief team extends helping hand to Afghan Sikhs
Tilbury Sikh Immigrant Death Test Draws Blank
Source: Sikh24.com TILBURY, UK (August 19, 2014)—Tests on the body of an immigrant found dead inside a cargo container have failed to establish how he died. Thirteen children aged as young as one were among the Afghan Sikhs rescued from the shipping container on Saturday. Members of the 35-strong group found screaming and banging after… Continue reading Tilbury Sikh Immigrant Death Test Draws Blank
Limavady man held over Afghan Sikh’s shipping container death
Source: Oye Times Written by Afsheen Shafiq A man has been held by police in Northern Ireland over the suspicion of manslaughter of a man found dead in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks on Saturday. The 34-year-old man, from Limavady, was arrested on Tuesday in Banbridge over death of a man and facilitating illegal… Continue reading Limavady man held over Afghan Sikh’s shipping container death