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Chandigarh, Punjab: Seeking immediate intervention of United Nations to stop imminent hanging of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following Spureme Court’s rejection of his mercy petition, three international human rights NGOs have approached UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture while also urging ...

Sacramento, California: A bill that would promote teaching about the Sikh religion in California’s public universities and colleges passed the Assembly unanimously this week. The measure, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 20, was written by Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica. Sikhs are followers ...

Toronto, Canada: Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) (TSX-SAT), Canada’s largest South Asian Broadcaster, will launch 2 more Channels, namely, Canada’s first and only 24 hour Sikh Spiritual Channel, the ATN-SIKH channel and Canada’s first South Asian Youth oriented Punjabi Music ...

Pleasanton, California: On April 15 and 16, 2013, a coalition of U.S.-based organizations wrote to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, urging them to call on the Government of ...