Crowd-funding by Naujawani.com for film about the June 1984 invasion of Amritsar

April 16, 2015

A feature film is being made to tell the story of some of those who were trapped inside the Darbar Sahib in Amritsar when the Indian Government invaded in June of 1984. The film is titled ‘Their Last Stand’ and is being made by NAUJAWANI.com who are using crowd-funding to enhance their budget for the production. It is the first time that a feature film is being made about this topic outside of South Asia, and is the first film to solely consider the attack on the Darbar Sahib as its subject matter.

Family of U.S. Citizen Imprisoned in India Appeals to Congressman Jerry McNerney

April 16, 2015

Eight family members of Ravinderjit Singh Gogi, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in India for the past two months, met the man’s congressional representative on Wednesday afternoon to plead for U.S. Congress to demand Gogi’s release and return to the United States.

Crowd-funding by Naujawani.com for film about the June 1984 invasion of Amritsar

April 16, 2015

Sikh Youth Front sees political conspiracy behind attack on Bapu Surat Singh’s US citizen son

April 16, 2015

A Sikh youth organisation named the Sikh Youth Front today maintained that police assault and manhandling of Ravinder Jeet Singh Gogi was planned at political level.

Subverting the faith is sacrilege: Home Ministry should act with Godspeed to stop release of Nanak Shah Fakir movie

April 16, 2015

In a last ditch effort to stall the screening of controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir in the entire country, the Dal Khalsa wrote to Home Minister of India urging the Union government to act with Godspeed and stop the screening of the movie slated to be released tomorrow on April 17.

Indian Army guns down 24-years-old Student in Tarl (J&K); Amnesty India seeks investigation

April 16, 2015

The Jammu and Kashmir government must ensure an independent criminal investigation into the killing of a 24-year-old student by army personnel on 13 April, Amnesty International India said.

Delhi High Court denies bail to Girdhari Lal, a life term convict in Nov. 1984 Sikh massacre related case

April 16, 2015

The Delhi High Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar yesterday dismissed the bail plea of Girdhari Lal, one of the three convicts serving a life term in a November 1984 Sikh massacre related case.

Indian Army guns down 24-years-old Student in Tarl (J&K); Amnesty India seeks investigation

April 16, 2015

The Jammu and Kashmir government must ensure an independent criminal investigation into the killing of a 24-year-old student by army personnel on 13 April, Amnesty International India said.

SFJ lawsuit demands “terrorist” tag for RSS; US govt. want case be dropped

April 16, 2015

A United States (US) based human rights and advocacy group Sikhs for Justice has moved a lawsuit in a US federal court demanding "terrorist" tag for Hindutva fountain-head Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). However, the United States' government is against any such move and it has the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Secretary of State John Kerry by a SFJ.