Yearly Archives: 2013

3 Sikh detainees agree to come out on parole

Mohali, Punjab: A day after the release of Lal Singh from Nabha jail, the three Sikh detainees —Lakhwinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Shamsher Singh — who are lodged in Burail Jail for the past 18 years in the Beant Singh assassination ...

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STATEMENT ON GURBAKASH SINGH BY NDP HUMAN RIGHTS CRITIC WAYNE MARSTON

New Democrats are concerned about the condition of Gurbakash Singh, a protester in Punjab who has been on hunger strike for 37 days to highlight the treatment of prisoners detained under counterinsurgency laws in India. The Punjabi-Canadian community has expressed ...

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Bhai Gurbaksh Singh ji thanks Akal Academy students

Chandigarh: No less than 161 convicts in Punjab jails, and 76 convicts in Haryana jails, have completed 14 years of imprisonment. Information in this regard was furnished to the Punjab and Haryana High Court nearly a month after the details were ...

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Sikh bodies rally to demand release of prisoners

 Ludhiana, Punjab: Members of the various Sikh organisations carried out a march on Friday to support Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who is on hunger strike for the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their punishments in various jails. The march started ...

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