Browsing Tag: Prisoners

The whole world knows about hunger strike by Bapu Surat Singh who clearly sends the serene message for the release of the Sikh prisoners. Time for action and peace!!!

The Bains brothers (independent MLAs from Ludhiana) Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains have alleged that Parkash Badal had been misleading the Punjab masses by arguing that release of political Sikh prisoners is a Central Government concern.

The Akal Takht feels the prevailing political scenario in the country is ideally suited to Sikhs to seek the release of all Sikh detainees (pertaining to period of militancy) who have completed their jail sentences and also to find a permanent solution to Article 25 (b) of the Constitution, which clubs Sikhs with Hindus, a view not acceptable to Sikhs.

While demanding release of Sikh political prisoners languishing in Indian jails even after serving the terms of their sentences, the Maritime Sikh Society (Halifax, Canada) has extended support of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa and the ‘Bandi Singhs Rihai Morcha’.

Two members of the minority Sikh community, who were kidnapped in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan were released and have reached their home in Peshawar after remaining in captivity for 40 days,...

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) has collected essential details related to the cases of these 6 Sikh prisoners.

Fast will continue till five militants, who have completed their prison terms, are released

Yesterday after almost five years 179 fisherman and four others were released from the Central Jail-Lahore. This is an iconic victory for Sikh man Satinder Paul Singh, whom his family did not even know was alive until the intervention of a British lawyer. The other prisoners released were Sanjeet Kumar, Nasim and Sama Yousaf

"Of 100,000 thousand Empire troops to be taken prisoner upon the surrender of Singapore, a handful of Sikhs, of the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment, have regained their freedom, the first of the many we have yet to liberate from Japan."