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Jailed in Saudi Arabia for peaceful activism By Waleed Abulkhair http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jailed-in-saudi-arabia-for-peaceful-activism/2013/11/26/775370a2-56eb-11e3-835d-e7173847c7cc_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines Waleed Abulkhair is a human rights activist in Jeddah...

Wis. Sikhs plan peaceful rites to mark shooting By DINESH RAMDE - Associated Press - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Twelve months ago, a white supremacist walked into a Milwaukee-area Sikh temple and opened fire on worshippers he didn't know, killing six people, injuring five others and...

Highlights: Memorandum says that if Sikhs in France are not allowed to wear a turban in schools and on ID document photos, then the turban is deemed to be banned in France, which will be a betrayal of France's motto - Liberté, égalité, fraternité Minister-Counsellor at the French...

SAD-Sant Samaj combine sweeps SGPC elections Bags 157 out of 170 seats; turnout 62% Polling by and large peaceful Naveen S Garewal/TNS Chandigarh, September 18 The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Sant Samaj alliance swept the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee (SGPC) elections held today...

A MAJOR investigation has been launched after 200 militant protesters complaining about meat and alcohol being consumed at a Dudley Sikh community centre wrecked the place and attacked the police. After the dust settled after the major public disorder, two members of the public were in...

Published: August 15, 2010 Amritsar (August 15, 2010): Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the India’s independence. It is a “Black Day” for all the minorities of India. India has a poor record of human rights, from Kashmir to Punjab to Northeast. India has extremely serious human...

Mohali, May 30 Anticipating law and order problem, the Mohali police today arrested five members of the Shiromani Panch Pardhani from different parts of the city. The organisation had announced to take out a march from Chhapar Chiri to Harmandar Sahib to mark the Operation Blue Star. Before...

Toronto Sikhs enjoy peaceful Khalsa parade CBC News - Toronto - Toronto Sikhs enjoy peaceful Khalsa parade After weeks of news about violent clashes at their places of worship, Sikhs in Greater Toronto enjoyed a peaceful day of celebration on Sunday. Thousands of people took part in...

Chandigarh, May 30 (IANS) The Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of Sikhism - Wednesday directed Sikhs to conduct a peaceful protest march Thursday against recent actions of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect against their religion. More...

Amritsar, Sirsa (Haryana), May 28 (ANI): Punjab remained peaceful on Monday following an apology by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The Dera Sacha Sauda sect on Sunday tendered an apology to Guru Gobind Singh to diffuse the situation. "In the best interest of peace and...

Salabatpur/Amritsar, May 27 (ANI): As the deadline set by the Akal Takht for the closure of Dera Sacha Sauda camps ends today, people in Punjab prayed for peace and normalcy at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The devotees, who came to pray at the Sikh's holiest shrine, said they wanted a peaceful...

Several members of the Sikh community, including Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti, today descended at Gurudwara Nankiana Sahib in Sangrur to pay homage to a youth killed in the sectarian violence in Punjab even as the law and order situation in the state was under control. More...

Chandigarh, May 23(ANI): The daylong shutdown in Punjab remained relatively peaceful barring sporadic incidents of violence in neighbouring Haryana where clashes between the Sikhs and the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect left 10 people injured. Business and educational facilities remained...