genocide

Bapu Surat Singh, 82 years old, who is a human rights activist is on a 300-day hunger strike in Punjab. Why? This is because Surat Singh is protesting for the release of Sikh and other minority prisoners who have served their sentences but still not been released. An issue such as this...

New Delhi: Spelling more trouble for the Congress, a sting operation by Cobrapost has claimed that the Delhi Police acted in connivance with the then state government during the 1984-anti Sikh riots. The sting shows many Delhi Police officers alleging that some top brass officers worked in...

Today brings a number of updates which I include in the 1984 forum rather than the India forum for the sake of the historical record.

Arvind Kejriwal demands special investigation team probe into 1984 anti-Sikh riots Arvind Kejriwal has demanded an investigation by the Special Investigation Team into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. "I...

The trial in the 30-year-old anti- Sikh riots case, in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and three others are facing prosecution, today commenced in a court here which recorded the statement of a senior official of Delhi government. District judge J R Aryan recorded the statement of...

On the occasion of 29th anniversary of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, a petition signed by around a million Sikhs throughout world, will be filed with the United Nations in Geneva on November 1 2013. The Sikh Genocide Petition will be handed to Navi Pillay, UN human rights chief by a delegation...

Recently featured at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, the film Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani– set during the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom in New Delhi, India — has been awarded the festival’s “Best Innovative Budget” award: “Kush” was made on a shoestring budget thanks to private...

Sikh Genocide 1984 Case – No reprieve to Congress (I) from US Court By Jagdeep Singh Case in New York Federal Court against Kamal Nath continues. http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/05/30/sikh-genocide-1984-case-no-reprieve-to-congress-i-from-us-court/ New York (May 30, 2013): Judge...

State-Sponsored Genocide From Guatemala to India: A Step Towards Justice Sonny Singh - Musician & social justice educator Huffington Post - Posted: 05/12/2013 5:06 pm In 1984, as the Indian government was terrorizing Sikhs in northern India, mass campaigns of state-sponsored...

White house refuses to declare 1984 riots as genocide Tuesday, April, 02 2013 - 12:09 WASHINGTON: The US administration today refused to declare the 1984 anti-sikh riots in India as genocide, but the Obama administration noted that grave human rights violations had occurred. The...

CBI defends Sikh Genocide 1984 accused Jagdish Tytler and opposes plea of victims for opening investigations By Parmjit Singh http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/03/21/cbi-defends-sikh-genocide-1984-accused-jagdish-tytler-and-opposes-plea-of-victims-for-opening-investigations/ New Delhi...

Anti-Sikh riots victims demand further probe into Tytler’s role JIBY KATTAKAYAM http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/antisikh-riots-victims-demand-further-probe-into-tytlers-role/article4410683.ece “CBI failed to examine key witnesses in the case” The victims of a 1984 anti-Sikh...

1984 Violence Against Sikhs - “Genocide” Case Presented To US Department of State by Jagdeep Singh http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/02/08/1984-violence-against-sikhs-genocide-case-presented-to-us-department-of-state/ New York, United States: (February 7, 2013):In order to secure support for...

Sikh Genocide 1984 – Swiss Attorney General dockets Criminal Case against Indian Minister Kamal Nath By PARMJIT SINGH Published: January 24, 2013 http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/01/24/sikh-genocide-1984-swiss-attorney-general-dockets-criminal-case-against-indian-minister-kamal-nath/ General...

Sikh body urge Akal Takht jathedar to declare November 1 as Sikh Genocide Day Yudhvir Rana, TNN - Sep 30, 2012, 04.22PM IST AMRITSAR: All India Sikhs Students Federation (AISSF) has approached Jathedar of Akal Takht urging him to issue directive to declare November 01 as "Sikh Genocide...

New Delhi, India (March 20, 2012): As per media reports the CBI today failed to submit to a Delhi court its written arguments in reply to claims of victims of 1984 genocidal violance against Sikhs in India that there was enough material to proceed against Indian leader Jagdish Tytler but the CBI...

by Prabh Singh Jalandhar (November 03, 2011): More than two hundred students of Layllpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar donated their eyes in the memory of thousands of Sikhs massacred during November 1984 genocidal violence against Sikhs. In a brief samagam held at Gurudwara Sahib of Layllpur...

No action against erring policemen who did not file chargesheet of 84 sikh genocide against Sajjan Kumar for 20 years in the court : Home Minister Punjab Newsline Network Thursday, 01 September 2011 CHANDIGARH: Replying to the Question asked by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Member...

May 27, 2011 Another 1984 Sikh Genocide Site found in Jammu MASS GRAVE OF SIKHS KILLED IN NOVEMBER 1984 DISCOVERED IN JAMMU AISSF-SFJ to File Writ Petition before Jammu and Kashmir High Court Against Government’s Lack of Action on F.I.R Regarding Killing of Sikhs A Mass Grave has...

Chandigarh (March 29, 2011): Mass cremation site has been discovered in Pataudi, Harayan where several Sikhs were burnt alive in November 1984 while they were trying to flee the attackers. In the latest startling discovery AISSF has located several witnesses, survivors and photographs of the...