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Last Seen Profiles
The California Sikh community is going through a lot at the moment. We are devastated hearing the news of the kidnapped Sikh family in Merced.
All while, the Stockton serial killer is still on the loose. This rise in violent crime is deeply unsettling for all our communities.
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Renowned Sikh poet & author Rupi Kaur announces she will not accept Biden’s administration’s Diwali invitation to the White House.
Citing her Sikh faith, she says “In the Sikh tradition, during the time of Diwali, our 6th guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, helped free 52 fellow…
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BREAKING: The Internet Freedom Watch Protest has stormed into the Twitter Building in San Francisco.
Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts critical of the Indian Government including journalists, human rights activists & sitting members of parliament.
#PunjabUnderSeige
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“As for the Sikhs, it is said that when they do decide to fight, they do till the end”
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BREAKING: University of San Francisco Student Senate passes resolution urging University administration to disinvite Indian government officials & diplomats.
First U.S college urging the barring of Indian diplomats from their campus.
Full resolution:
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BREAKING:
Bhai Amritpal Singh recites Chapaui Sahib at Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa’s birthplace before turning himself in.
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BREAKING:
Bhai Amritpal Singh addressed the Sangat at Gurdwara Sant Khalsa before courting arrest.
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Historic day at Sri Anandpur Sahib, as an estimated 1,000+ Sikhs have taken Amrit and have been initiated into the Khalsa. Long live the revolutionary spirit of the Khalsa ⚔️
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@unccharlotte
must apologize & expedite accommodations for Sikh students wearing Kirpans. This is an grotesque breach of religious freedom and highly irregular given the Kirpaan’s legal standing in many states which are home to the Sikh community.
UNCC must speak up.
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Singhs in San Francisco distribute sweets in celebration of Bhai Amritpal Singh successful subversion of Indian security forces in front of the SF Indian Consulate.
Baagi Ja Badshah ⚔️
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Sidhu Moosewala’s new song “SYL”prompts us to ask serious questions about Punjab’s exploitation and our path to liberation. Some helpful slides from our Instagram:
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Bhai Amritpal Singh will be addressing Sangat at Yuba City Nagar Kirtan Saturday night at 8:00PM.
The Yuba City Nagar Kirtan is the largest Sikh gathering in the United States, with an estimated 100,000 attendees.
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Today, Bhai Amritpal Singh begins one of the largest Sikh mobilization campaigns seen in this decade.
The “Khalsa Vaheer” is a traveling Prachar program which is starting in the Majha area of Punjab, an area which has seen the brunt of state violence & drug deaths.
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The sky roared with the cries of Khalistan at Deep Sidhu’s final cremation. He has etched his name into our hearts.
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BREAKING: The prestigious UC Berkeley Academic Senate to introduce resolution condemning arrests of Sikh activists.
If your University Senate would like to pass a resolution, we have provided a template for download at
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We are deeply concerned with statements made publicly by
@RupaliChadhaMD
, including but not limited to saying Sikhs have a “terrorist mentality” & in support of Hindu Rashtra
We urge community members to write to to the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology questions
@abpn
.org
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Thousands of attendees at the annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan watch Bhai Amritpal Singh’s live address form Punjab.
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BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Jake Sullivan says we “firmly reject reports that imply a wedge between the U.S & Canada” & are “supporting the investigation”.
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Gilbert Augustin, 30, was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment charging him with manslaughter and assault, both as hate crimes – in connection to the brutal daylight attack on 66-year-old Jasmer Singh on Oct. 19.
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30 Million Sikhs world-wide receive critical information through social media. Twitter & India have colluded to deploy a wholesale assault of freedom of expression.
#PunjabUnderSeige
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Second high-profile killing, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, SFJ Canada Director & Gurdwara President has been shot to death in Surrey, Canada.
This is the second high profile killing of a Sikh activist this week.
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This March will mark 1 year since the massive state operation to imprison Bhai Amritpal Singh & the arrests of hundreds of Waris Punjab De activists.
Bhai Amritpal Singh is imprisoned in Dibrugarh Assam, in the east of India. He has been denied due process.
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The emergence of Bhai Amritpal Singh signals a new era in the fight for Punjab’s autonomy & livelihood.
As we close 2022, it is important to realize our revolutionary potential to create a Punjab where all Sikhs can live with dignity & peace. Chardikala ⚔️
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We extend our congratulations to Bhai Amritpal Singh & Kirandeep Kaur on their marriage. May Waheguru continue to bless both souls.
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BREAKING: Internet Freedom Protesters have gathered in SF after Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts of journalists, human rights activists, & sitting members of parliament.
Twitter has blood on its hands.
#PunjabUnderSiege
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BREAKING: The Intercept has obtained classified Pakistani intel documents describing a transnational assassination campaign targeting Sikh and Kashmiri separatists by Indian intelligence. The disclosures come on the heels of a wave of killings in recent years.
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Huge protest has shutdown Arguello Road in San Francisco, California as Sikhs protest gross human rights atrocities happening in India.
🎥 Video from San Francisco:
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U.S Congressman continue to voice their support for the Canadian investigation of Indian agents for the death of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Calling it “horrible by any measure” & a “whole new level”
🎥 from Washington D.C
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Hundreds of Sikhs have arrived at the San Francisco Indian Consulate in protest of paramilitary operations against the Indian Consulate.
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39 years ago, Sikh families in Bokaro Steel Plant saw their family members burnt alive in their neighborhoods.
So many women lost their families & endured horrific sexual violence.
This is one story. Translations produced by CSYA.
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Bhai Amritpal Singh on the “burdens of civility” placed upon the black community in the United States. He goes onto examine the construction of “ethics” by colonialism.
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Last year, we asked by Bhai Amritpal Singh, how Sikh women can contribute to our struggle for liberation?
This was his answer:
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As we remember the life of Baba Joginder Singh Rode, father of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, we must continue to understand how state violence can be inter-generational.
Baba Joginder Singh’s great grandson Gurmukh Brar has been unjustly imprisoned since 2021.
#FreeThemAll
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According to sources close to Bhai Papalpreet Singh’s family, his wife, mother & father have all been detained by Indian Authorities.
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Winning over 240,000 votes, pro-Khalistan candidate, Simranjit Singh Mann wins historic election, shocking the establishment media.
The election of Mann marks the resurgence of Khalistani politics across the globe.
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ViceNews journalist, Angad Singh,
handcuffed and deported upon entry at Delhi Airport. India ranks 150 out of 180 on the World Press Freedom index.
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ਕੋਈ ਕਿਸੀ ਕੋ ਰਾਜ ਨਾ ਦੇਹਿ ਹੈਂ
ਜੋ ਲੇਹਿ ਹੈਂ ਨਿਜ ਬਲ ਸੇ ਲੇਹਿ ਹੈ
no one delivers you your sovereignty
it is for those who have the will to take it
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40 American Sikh organizations have condemned Indian paramilitary operations against Bhai Amritpal Singh.
Read the full letter signed by 40 American organizations:
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NEW: FBI director Christopher Wray confirms active efforts to fight “transnational repression” against the Sikh community in the United States.
Sikhs have been targeted in the United States for supporting Punjab’s independence.
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Barricades to stop the upcoming
#FarmersProtest
have been spray painted with
#FreeAmritpal
.
These spray painted signage have been spotted on multiple barricades.
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Our Sant Bhindranwale Powerlifting tournament is back for 2022! Our 3rd annual international tournament will be taking place in Stockton, California. Registration link in bio.
August 23rd, 2022.
Panth Ki Jeet ⚔️
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Today marks the death of Akali visionary & father of Sant Bhindranwale, Baba Joginder Singh.
Baba Joginder Singh led Punjab during the turbulent period of 1986-1990 as the President of the United Akali Dal. He was a transformative political force in Akali Dal. 1/2
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Bhai Amritpal Singh has announced a “Khalsa Vaheer”, a traveling program which includes Amrit Sanchar (initiation) ceremonies throughout Punjab.
Starting on Nov 23rd from Sri Akaal Takht, Amritsar, the caravan will make its way across the Majha, Malwa & Doaba by January.
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What’s happening in Punjab? 1/3
The Indian government has launched a massive paramilitary operation to arrest Sikh leaders & silence dissidents who advocate for an independent Punjab state.
#PunjabUnderSiege
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We are saddened to hear about the sudden loss of our brother Rana Singh. Despite being targeted by the NIA and Indian Government, Rana Singh continued to inspire young Sikhs throughout the world.
Rest in Power, veer.
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BREAKING: The University of Southern California (USC) Student Senate passed a resolution opposing the crackdown against Sikh activists in India.
USC becomes the second major University after UC Berkeley to pass resolutions.
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Large banners in support of Waris Panjab De & Bhai Amritpal Singh can be seen in dozens of places across Surrey’s Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan.
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Hundreds of Sangat have taken Amrit and have been initiated into the Khalsa today at Sri Anandpur Sahib.
Bhai Amritpal Singh’s Dastaarbandi is taking place on the 29th, at Pind Rode, the birthplace and ancestral home of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa.
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In 2022, Amritpal Singh left his family business, packed his bags & went to shoulder the burden of the Panth.
His selflessness drew the admiration of thousands of Sikhs in the Punjab’s countryside who had been decimated by drugs & systemic failures.
Today he needs us.
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Incredible scenes from Jalandhar, Panjab as the Khalsa Vaheer approaches it’s 20th day.
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BREAKING: Supporters of Bhai Amritpal Singh have captured the Ajnala Police Station & are demanding the immediate release of Waris Punjab De activists who were detained without cause.
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On this day, November 16th, Kartar Singh Sarabha was executed by the British.
Sarabha had traveled across California organizing anti-colonial activity against the British empire. In 1912 he attended the University of California, Berkeley.
He was 19 years old when executed.
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Extremely sad news coming out of the UK. Sikh Activist & Journalist Avtar Singh Khanda has passed away.
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Beware of DISINFORMATION :
Amritpal Singh was not caught as certain Indian channels are reporting. He willingly turned himself at the historic Gurdwara Sant Khalsa, birthplace of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale.
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Dozens of protestors have camped outside the San Francisco Consulate after the arrest of Bhai Amritpal Singh.
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Hundreds of Sikh youth have flocked to Sri Akaal Takht Sahib for an Amrit Sanchar called by Bhai Amritpal Singh, Waris Punjab De.
Scenes from Sri Akaal Takht Sahib:
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The news cycle of Punjab has returned to a normalcy that we are all too familiar with. Will the efforts of Bhai Amritpal Singh become a distant memory?
Or perhaps, is this the calm before the storm?
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Yuba City Gurdwara, which hosts the largest Sikh gathering in the United States has passed a resolution of support to Bhai Amritpal Singh.
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The assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar should be a reckoning call for diaspora Sikh leadership. So far, Sikh MPs have demonstrated their lack of courage in naming India.
Their silence legitimizes India’s violence.
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BREAKING: Internet Freedom Watch (IFW) have announced a protest outside Twitter HQ on Friday at 2PM.
Market Square, 1355 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103.
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BREAKING: Amidst global outrage over gross human rights atrocities in India, there has been a large gathering of Sikhs, Dalits, Muslims & human rights activists in San Francisco, California.
🎥 Video from San Francisco today:
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BREAKING: Political Activist & Journalist Bhai Papalpreet Singh addresses media as he is sent to Dibrugarh Prison Assam.
“I am in Chardikala [Sikh Spirit of Eternal Resilience]”.
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It took 34 bullets to silence our Shaheed.
No amount of violence can stifle the Sikh spirit for independence.
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“Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should not be”
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All senior members of “Waris Punjab De” have been arrested & charged under the National Security Act.
Supporters who attempt to gather or post regarding a potential protest are being identified and preemptively detained by police.
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ਹਰ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਖ਼ਸਲਤ
ਹਰ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਕੁੱਟਿਆਂ ਨੀ ਭੁਰਦੀ
ਹਰ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਮੱਥਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਝੁਕਦਾ
ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਲਾਇਆਂ ਹਰ ਛੱਲ ਨੀ ਰੁਕਦੀ
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In 2018, agents of the Saudi Government killed Jamal Kashoggi on foreign soil. Today we learned, Indian agents working on Canadian soil killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The world should be outraged.
#IndiaKilledNijjar
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Large turnout in San Francisco 🇺🇸 amidst global outrage over the assassination of Canadian citizen by the Government of India. Sikhs from across California in attendance.
@nbcbayarea
@KPIXtv
@ABC7
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We are seeing an unprecedented level of misinformation coming out of India.
Attempts to connect Bhai Amritpal Singh to the ISI, Drug Mafia & terrorism demonstrates how the Indian machinery will simply create theories out of thin-air to demonize our struggle. This is India.
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ਅਸਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਜ਼ਰਬੰਦ
ਕੌਮ ਦਾ ਸਿਰਮੌਰ ਆਗੂ
ਭਾਈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ
120 days of unjust imprisonment
#FreeAmritpalSingh
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BREAKING: Bhai Amritpal Singh turns himself into custody at Sant Jarnail Singh’s historic pind, in Rode, Moga.
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The absurdity of “Jatt” culture & “Punjabiyaat” explained by Dr. Prabhsharandeep Singh.
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We are very disappointed with San Jose Gurdwara Management Committee for the forced removal of Khalistan flags & portraits of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa.
We request urgent action to address Sangat’s concerns regarding Indian interference & censorship of Panthic organizations.
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Babneet Dhillon breaks the CSYA record with a 650 pound deadlift. Post your favorite moments from last meets and tag us!
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If any California Gurdwara is superseding the Akaal Takht mandate by allowing mixed-faith Anand Karaj ceremonies, please DM all information to our organization.
Mixed Faith wedding cancelled a Gurdwara Nanaksar Walsall following the committee overlooking the Akal Takhat Sandesh.
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The
@NetFreedomWatch
group has released a press statement ahead of tomorrow’s Twitter HQ protest.
@elonmusk
’s Twitter has suspended hundreds of journalists, human rights lawyers and even sitting elected members of parliament.
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U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hold hearing into transnational repression & Senators issue strong statements against the recent attempted assassination of Sikh activists on U.S soil.
🎥 from CSPAN:
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As we celebrate the Vaisakhi & the creation of the Khalsa Panth, we share a guide for those looking to advance their Sikhi & contribution to Khalsa Panth.
5 commitments every Sikh should make on Vaisakhi:
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Casual observers might mark this as the end of a movement. However, Sikhs know that their quest for dignity in India continues.
ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਜ਼ਾਰੀ ਹੈ
Long live the movement.
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Cycles of state violence produce a repetition of the same histories of the past. The era of state violence that is often relegated exclusively to the 1980s doesn’t allow us to understand the cyclical & perpetual nature of state violence.
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39 years ago today, the Indian State launched their brutal attack to subdue the spirit of the Sikh revolution. Little did they know, on the shoulders of June 1984, an entire generation would stake their claim for independence.
#NeverForget1984
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BREAKING: Australian citizens & other foreign nationals have also been picked up in yesterday’s paramilitary operation.
According to the WPD organization, over 300+ activists are missing.
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“roughly two-thirds of the disinformation about the [Israel-Palestine] conflict was coming from the Hindu right” - New Atlantic Report
Hindu extremists are the single greatest contributor to misinformation on the internet.
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Are demographic changes in Punjab a result of Settler Colonialism of Urban Hindu communities? How do these settlement communities reshape Punjab as we know it?
Full episode available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
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Today, another 111 Sikh men and women have taken Amrit through an Amrit Sanchar organized by Waris Punjab De.
Many had arrived in Pind Rode for Bhai Amritpal Singh’s dastaarbandi ceremonies and decided to stay and take Amrit the next day.
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