Amritsar: Indian police arrested 78 people including pro-Khalistan Sikh leader Amrit Pal Singh during a crackdown in the state of Punjab. According to an Indian media report, the head of an organization called ‘Waras Punjab De’ was arrested by the police near Nikodar area of Jalandhar on Saturday. International Sikh organizations including the Sikh Federation…
Former US President Donald Trump has expressed suspicion that he will be arrested next week, calling for workers to protest if he is arrested. In a post on social media, Trump said illegal leaks from a corrupt and politicized district attorney’s office indicated the leading Republican candidate and former US president would be arrested on…
File photo Former Prime Minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan walked back without appearing in the courtroom in the Tosha Khana case. PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that all the legal process of Imran Khan’s attendance has been completed. He further said that Imran Khan has left the court under…
After the arrest of Amrit Pal Singh, his supporters are protesting. In India, the Punjab Police has arrested Amrit Pal Singh, a leader sympathetic to the Khalistan movement, along with 6 associates. According to Indian media, internet has been suspended across Punjab till tomorrow afternoon. The state government was waiting for the end of the…
The priority theme for this year’s CSW, an annual, two-week long event which has been advancing rights for women since 1946, was the ongoing discrimination, abuse, and misogyny women face in the virtual world. The aim was to advance progress towards levelling the digital playing field, and to address persistent issues that affect women and…
The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.” Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces…
The call comes amid reports that the situation in Haiti is deteriorating by the day, with citizens facing spiralling violence, human rights, and food emergencies, as well as a cholera epidemic. The influence of armed gangs is growing exponentially in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and beyond, reaching the Department of Artibonite, the country’s breadbasket. Armed violence…
Protest of the Sikh community in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The world’s shortest body builder from India got married. According to Indian media, 28-year-old Pratik Vithal from Maharashtra is 3 feet 4 inches tall, while his 22-year-old bride is 4 feet 2 inches tall. According to foreign media, both of them met 4 years ago after which they got engaged….
On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Organizers of the protest say attacks and violence against religious minorities have increased in the country since Indian Prime Minister…
