India’s annual celebration of its independence on 15th August 1947, for all its pomp and ceremony, masks the sad reality of an artificial and failed state that has brutally suppressed the legitimate freedom struggles of Kashmiris, Sikhs, Nagas, Assamese and others since the departure of the British.
Baba Fauja Singh, who is beleived to be world's oldest marathon runner, has urged everyone to join a peace marathon organised in London to mark the First World War centenary in England
The Leicester Sikhs reportedly organized a public conference and called for a public inquiry into British involvement in the attack on the Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, India, in the 1980s.
On 1 August 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, a frail and partially-blind queen who had spent much of her life raging against the British Empire, died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington townhouse.
London, United Kingdom (July 09, 2014): Upon hearing the announcement in India that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi is to be constructed and erected in Parliament Square next year the Sikh Federation (UK) wrote to Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid as he is leading the advisory group to support the project.
According to a written statement by the Sikh Federation UK, the Sikhs in UK have accused the Foreign Secretary of appeasing the Indian Government by announcing a statue in Parliament Square of Mahatma Gandhi who is a blatant racist and pedophile.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today started a high-level two-day visit to India, heading the biggest ever delegation to meet the new Indian Government.
The aim of the International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC) was to showcase the work of Sikh scholars and historians and to share their research on a wider platform.
Education secretary Michael Gove visited a Sikh free school in Hounslow July 04, 2014. The Nishkam School on London Road in Isleworth which opened in September last year has welcomed Mr Gove to their school.
It is learnt that UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) shall hold an exhibition to commemorate the remarkable, but largely forgotten contribution and experiences of Sikh soldiers, as well as the families they left behind in the World War I.
In a written statement issued by S. Joga Singh, S. Kuldip Singh Chaheru and S. Loveshinder Singh Dallewal, the Federation of Sikh Organization (U.K.) has demanded emergency media treatment for Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara who is currently serving life imprisonment in New Delhi's Tihar Jail.
Terming the movie “Punjab 1984” as government sponsored to confuse Sikhs about armed Sikh struggle, UK branch of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (SAD-A) has called for boycott of the movie. “Armed Sikhs are shown killing Hindus by pulling out of buses and they are also shown drinking alcohol”, the UK branch of Simranjit Singh Mann’s party posted on its facebook wall.
That this House commemorates with deep sadness the 30th anniversary of the attack in June 1984 by Indian armed forces on the Harmindir Sahib, the Golden Temple at Amritsar; expresses its condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed and injured in this massacre and condemns this desecration of the holiest site of the Sikh religion [...]
Last week the Sikh Federation (UK) organised a 30th anniversary event in the UK Parliament to commemorate the attack on Sri Harmander Sahib. In anticipation of the event an Early Day Motion (EDM) was tabled in relation to the 30th anniversary and calling for an independent public judge-led inquiry.
London, England (June 16, 2014): UK chapter of Dal Khalsa has sent a detailed activity report to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) extending information related to Dal Khalsa head Bhai Harcharanjit Singh Dhami's ongoing visit to England. According to the release Dal Khalsa head HS Dhami is in UK to take part in events relating to the 30th anniversary of the Ghallughara June 1984.
The Sikh Federation (UK) which is leading the campaign for an independent public inquiry has welcomed the External Affairs Minister’s ‘absolute commitment to the Sikh community’ in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week that the Scottish Government ‘will continue—to repeat its calls for the UK Government to conduct an independent, fair and transparent inquiry.’
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for a public inquiry and full disclosure of government papers relating to the Amritsar massacre of 1984.
Since 1984, the month of June has had a jarring significance for the global Sikh community. It is the month of the Tīsrā Ghallughara, the Sikh Holocaust, the Sikh Nakhba, the catastrophe which continues to provoke deeply felt emotions, evoke unanswered questions and to occupy a central presence in the collective Sikh psyche.
London, Punjab (June 09, 2014): A British Sikh has been awarded over £18,000 as compensation by a Scottish tribunal for being degraded and racially abused by his Muslim boss and colleagues at work.
The systematic killing of Sikhs 30 years ago in 1984 meets the 1948 United Nations legal definition of Genocide and must be recognised as such by the UK Government and the international community.
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