Browsing Tag: Security

Speeding up Security: TSA wants to Screen before they Scan

PreCheck, the TSA’s nascent pre-screening program, allows some pre-approved frequent travelers to make it from check in to take off in record time – if they give the government access to lots of information in return.
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Judge – border guards can order removal of Sikh turbans

Judge Jacek Tyszka ruled that though Warsaw airport border guards had violated his dignity when he was passing through controls at the airport, the action was not illegal under Polish law.
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Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill

As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, battles from the early days of the war on terror threaten to derail a $662 billion defense authorization bill and bring a presidential veto.
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Sikh Turban Case : Warsaw Court Reviews CCTV, Adjourns Final Hearing Mid December

The Court Case against Komandent Glowny of the Polish Border Guard saw CCTV footage. Court review of the footage shows that Sikhs passing through the checks follow all pre-checkin procedures - yet the Border Guards still harass Sikhs...
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Charlotte Sikh Community attends TSA Diversity Day

UNITED SIKHS wishes to acknowledge the willingness of TSA and DHS to listen to the challenges faced by our community and we hope that we can continue to strive for a more secure nation while being sensitive to the deeply held religious convictions religious freedoms of Sikh travelers.
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Airport Sikh Turban Check – Unique Court Case In Poland

A unique Court case is taking place in Poland of a Sikh taking the Polish Airport Security to Court for disgracing Sikh travelers passing through Poland.
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Afghans are Rattled by Rule on Searching Turbans

He watched in disbelief as the guard asked the elder ahead of him to remove his turban and lay it on the table. Mr. Niaz, who had journeyed more than eight hours on rugged roads, shuddered. “That made us so embarrassed, and it made me so sad,” he said. “I felt dishonored
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Sikh Council UK - Meeting with Italian Authorities ~ Dastaar Checks

Sikh Council UK led a joint meeting with Italian Sikh representatives, Indian Embassy and the Italian government departments to discuss the issues of Dastaar searching and the wider respect for the 5K's, Sikh articles of faith.
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Sikhs Take to the Streets to Demand Dignity and Respect at European Airports

In recent months, there have been increasing problems at Italian airports for Sikhs travelling from the UK being asked in very impolite and often belligerent terms to remove their turbans, after having successfully passed through security scanners.
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Let Go of Attachment

Like the man afraid of his own shadow, the things we are attached to are fantasies – they are not real and we can see them dissolve into nothing if only we would look at them in the right way.
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