AFGHAN MINORITIES NEED PROTECTION

The Pioneer Through the decades of internal conflict, religious minorities in Afghanistan have fallen through the cracks. International organisations often fail to recognise the plight of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs India’s foreign policy has its task cut out — to ensure the safety of the Hindu-Sikh community within Afghanistan or its safe repatriation to India (or migration… Continue reading AFGHAN MINORITIES NEED PROTECTION

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Ontario Sikh organizations and others urge federal government to help Afghan Sikhs

Voice Online MISSISSAUGA: The Ontario Gurdwaras Committee (OGC) and the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwaras Council (OSGC) hosted a joint press conference to discuss and highlight the current situation of Sikhs in Afghanistan and to determine the next steps in providing help and aid to those affected. Representatives from the British Columbia Sikh Gurdwara Council, Baljinder Singh… Continue reading Ontario Sikh organizations and others urge federal government to help Afghan Sikhs

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Canada urged to give asylum to Afghan Sikhs, Hindus

Hindustan Times The Canada India Foundation (CIF), a non-profit organisation, has urged Canada to accept Sikh and Hindu minority communities from Afghanistan as refugees following the killing of 19 Sikhs by an IS suicide bomber in Jalalabad. “This dastardly act is yet another sign of the continuing victimisation of the religious minorities in Afghanistan and… Continue reading Canada urged to give asylum to Afghan Sikhs, Hindus

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SWARAJ ASSURES ALL ASSISTANCE TO SIKH MAN INJURED IN AFGHAN BLAST

The Pioneer External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has spoken with a Sikh man, who was admitted to AIIMS here after being injured in the blast that claimed 19 lives in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad last week, and offered all assistance to him. The suicide attack had on July 1 killed 19 people, including 13 members from… Continue reading SWARAJ ASSURES ALL ASSISTANCE TO SIKH MAN INJURED IN AFGHAN BLAST

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25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship

Shivani Bhakoo & Gurvinder Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 8 There are about 25 Afghan Sikh families in city, who left Afghanistan about a decade back just because they were not “safe” in the war-torn country. They feel reluctant to talk to media initially and their only concern is that Indian government should provide… Continue reading 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship

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