Sikhs in United States

India Continues to Weaponize Terrorism Laws to Detain Religious Minorities: USCIRF Cites Jagtar Singh Johal, Umar Khalid’s Case

US DOJ Unseals Indictments Against Indian Gangsters: Charges Include Assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

International Conference in Baku to Discuss Racism and Violence Against Sikhs, Other Minorities in India

Norwich City Elects First Sikh Mayor in Connecticut (USA)

Khalsa Tradition of Adab or Stricter Law? The Right Sikh Response to Beadbi | Exclusive Interview

ASC Participates in the Genocide and Mass Atrocities Prevention (I-GMAP) Conference

AGPC Expresses Solidarity in Newark’s Hindu Temple Vandalism Case

Investigate Alleged Overseas Murder Plots; Indian Govt’s Poor Record of Accountability at Home Heightens Concerns: HRW

USCIRF Expresses Deep Concerns over India’s Transnational Repression Against Sikhs

Mark 10 Dec as “Black Turban Day” to Oppose India’s Transnational Repression: Sikh Lawyer

US Justice Department Announces Charges in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

Sikh Coalition Statement on Charges in Foiled Assassination Attempt

Sikh Federation UK Criticizes British Govt’s ‘Neglect’ on Threat to Sikhs in UK As New Evidence Emerges from US

US Thwarted Plot to Kill pro-freedom Sikh figures, Issued Warning to India: says FT Report

Resolution Seeking Recognizing of Saka Nakodar Day Introduced in US Congress

New Jersey Senate Passes Resolution Recognising the Fact of Sikh Genocide 1984

Four Sikhs Among 8 Killed in Indianapolis (USA) Shootout

Sikh Art Gallery in Norwich Showcases The Sikh Story

US Lawmakers, Experts Express Solidarity with Farmers’ Protests in India

New York General Assembly Issues Citation on Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s 345th Martyrdom Day

Connecticut Governor Commemorates Nov. 1984 Remembrance Day in the State Capitol

The Valiant – Jaswant Singh Khalra: New Book Launched

MLI Report Parrots Indian Narratives on Khalistan: World Sikh Organisation

OGC Statement on Ongoing Attempts to Malign the Sikh Sangarsh for Khalistan

Macdonald-Laurier Institute’ Paper on Khalistan Contains Conclusory Statements & Allegations Without Substantiation: Scholars [Open Letter]

SikhRI Launches ‘The Guru Granth Sahib Project’ (TGGSP) Website

India Orders Attachment of Immovable Properties of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Hardeep Singh Nijjar under UAPA

Sikh Flag Hosted at City Hall of Holyoke (USA) on Khalistan Declaration Day: WSP

Irked Over Its’ Automated Calls, Punjab Police Registers Two Cases Against SFJ

Interfaith Human Rights and Activist Groups Write To US and UN for Safety of Afghan Sikhs

52 Gurdwaras Ask CA for Meaningful Inclusion of the Sikh Community in Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

New York Sikhs Prepare Food For 30000 Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown

USA: Connecticut Governor Recognises Sikh New Year

1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial Revived in Connecticut Despite Indian State’s Protest

Richmond Hill Sikh Body Adopts Resolution Against PTC for Asserting “Intellectual Property” Rights On Gurbani

US Congressman Ami Bera Called Out For 1984 Sikh Genocide Denial

Punjab Bandh, Statue Issue, PTC, Separate Sikh Identity in US Census, CAA & NRC Discussed in US Sikh body Teleconference

World Sikh Parliament Reported Human Rights Violations by India to the United Nations

US Sikh Body Condemns and Boycotts Indian Consulate for Comparing Guru Nanak Ji with Gandhi

Connecticut College Hosts ‘1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial’

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Sikhs in United States

India Continues to Weaponize Terrorism Laws to Detain Religious Minorities: USCIRF Cites Jagtar Singh Johal, Umar Khalid’s Case

September 25, 2026

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is sounding the alarm over India's continued use of the UAPA anti-terror law to target and detain religious minorities. While welcoming the recent bail of British-Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, the USCIRF is urging the U.S. State Department to advocate for other detained activists like Umar Khalid and has renewed its recommendation to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).

US DOJ Unseals Indictments Against Indian Gangsters: Charges Include Assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

July 9, 2026

The US DOJ unsealed indictments against 37 individuals tied to Indian transnational crime syndicates in "Operation Hard Ball." Charges span drug trafficking, racketeering, and the 2023 assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

International Conference in Baku to Discuss Racism and Violence Against Sikhs, Other Minorities in India

January 16, 2026

International conference by Baku Initiative Group to examine racism and violence against Sikhs and other minorities in India, with participation from global Sikh diaspora and human rights experts.

Norwich City Elects First Sikh Mayor in Connecticut (USA)

November 6, 2025

Swaranjit Singh Khalsa has been elected the first Sikh Mayor in Connecticut history, winning the mayoral race in Norwich, CT

Khalsa Tradition of Adab or Stricter Law? The Right Sikh Response to Beadbi | Exclusive Interview

July 17, 2025

Previously, Sikh Siyasat interviewed Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur of Panjaab Lawyers to explore the legal dimensions of the proposed legislation. In this follow-up, journalist Mandeep Singh engages with Bhai Malkeet Singh Bhawanigarh of Sikh Jatha Malwa to discuss the Sikh perspective—especially through the lens of the Khalsa tradition of Satikar (respect) or Adab towards Guru Granth Sahib.

ASC Participates in the Genocide and Mass Atrocities Prevention (I-GMAP) Conference

April 23, 2024

American Sikh Council (ASC) representative Kavneet Singh attended the Genocide and Mass Atrocities Prevention (I-GMAP) Conference organized by Binghamton University at the downtown campus in Binghamton, NY.

AGPC Expresses Solidarity in Newark’s Hindu Temple Vandalism Case

December 25, 2023

The American Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (AGPC) is deeply disturbed by the recent act of vandalism at Newark's Hindu Temple. Standing in solidarity with the Hindu community, the AGPC vehemently condemns this crime.

Investigate Alleged Overseas Murder Plots; Indian Govt’s Poor Record of Accountability at Home Heightens Concerns: HRW

December 19, 2023

Indian authorities should conduct thorough and impartial investigations into allegations that government agents were involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in the United States and Canada, Human Rights Watch said today.

USCIRF Expresses Deep Concerns over India’s Transnational Repression Against Sikhs

December 16, 2023

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is alarmed by India’s increased transnational targeting of religious minorities and those advocating on their behalf.

Mark 10 Dec as “Black Turban Day” to Oppose India’s Transnational Repression: Sikh Lawyer

December 7, 2023

A Sikh lawyer and human rights activist Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur has given a call to the global Sikh community to mark 10 December as Black Turban Day. Notably, 10th December marks the annual International Human Rights Day and the United Nations theme on this day for 2023 is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All”.

US Justice Department Announces Charges in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

November 30, 2023

The Justice Department of the United States of America has opened the indictment filed against an Indian man for plotting assassination of a Sikh political activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil.

Sikh Coalition Statement on Charges in Foiled Assassination Attempt

November 30, 2023

The Sikh Coalition released the following statement in response to the chilling details contained within a now-unsealed indictment focused on an alleged plot by an Indian national reportedly conspiring with an Indian government employee to assassinate a Sikh in the United States.

Sikh Federation UK Criticizes British Govt’s ‘Neglect’ on Threat to Sikhs in UK As New Evidence Emerges from US

November 23, 2023

Increasing evidence from the US, Canada and UK that the Indian authorities are hell-bent on assassinating and eliminating Sikhs on foreign soil who are peacefully campaigning for the re-establishment of a Sikh homeland, said Jaspal Singh, National Press Secretary, Sikh Federation (UK).

US Thwarted Plot to Kill pro-freedom Sikh figures, Issued Warning to India: says FT Report

November 22, 2023

Authorities in the United States have thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the country and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved

Resolution Seeking Recognizing of Saka Nakodar Day Introduced in US Congress

February 9, 2022

Recently, U.S. Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) introduced legislation to recognize February 4 as Saka Nakodar Day to commemorate the 1986 police killing of four Sikh men participating in peaceful religious protest in Nakodar, India.

New Jersey Senate Passes Resolution Recognising the Fact of Sikh Genocide 1984

January 11, 2022

The Senate of New Jersey has adopted a resolution recognising the fact of '1984 Sikh Genocide'. The Senate Resolution Number 142 was introduced in senate by Senator Stephen M. Sweeney on January 6, 2022. It was adopted by voice vote on January 10, 2022. The resolution condemns November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as "genocide".

Four Sikhs Among 8 Killed in Indianapolis (USA) Shootout

April 17, 2021

At least four Sikhs have been killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx company facility in Indianapolis by a 19-year-old former employee, according to the Sikh Coalition.

Sikh Art Gallery in Norwich Showcases The Sikh Story

March 31, 2021

Every inch of wall space in a one-story building on Clinic Drive is covered in colorful portraits of famed Sikh leaders and framed recognitions; a cozy place of inclusion. The Sikh Art Gallery sits a short drive from Backus Hospital, created during the middle of the pandemic in November 2020 in the cultural soul of one of the most diverse cities in eastern Connecticut.

US Lawmakers, Experts Express Solidarity with Farmers’ Protests in India

December 11, 2020

The members of United states congress and international legal and human rights experts have urged India to uphold the right of peaceful protest and engage with protesting farmers productively following the norms of democracy.

New York General Assembly Issues Citation on Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s 345th Martyrdom Day

November 15, 2020

The World Sikh Parliament's Councils for Religion and Civil & Human Rights organized the 345th martyrdom day and the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at the Gurdwara Sahib, the Sikh Center of New York Inc., in New York City.

Connecticut Governor Commemorates Nov. 1984 Remembrance Day in the State Capitol

November 11, 2020

The 2018 Bill introduced by State Senator Cathy Osten and State Representative Kevin Ryan and signed by Governor Dan Malloy passed unanimously, commemorating every year, Nov 1st, as a Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day.

The Valiant – Jaswant Singh Khalra: New Book Launched

October 26, 2020

Partnership in Promoting Punjabi Art and Literature (PIPPAḶ) - a U.S. nonprofit formed to popularize Punjabi language and heritage amongst young generation launched the dual-language editions of its book on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra — for children and youth.

MLI Report Parrots Indian Narratives on Khalistan: World Sikh Organisation

September 18, 2020

The World Sikh Organization of Canada joins calls for the retraction of the report entitled “Khalistan: a Project of Pakistan”, published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The report is authored by controversial, retired CBC journalist, Terry Milewski and includes an introduction by former politician, Ujjal Dosanjh, and former Conservative staffer, Shuvaloy Majumdar.

OGC Statement on Ongoing Attempts to Malign the Sikh Sangarsh for Khalistan

September 17, 2020

On September 9, 2020 Canada based Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a paper titled "Khalistan: A Project of Pakistan" by Terry Milewski. BC Gurdwaras Council and Ontario Gurdwaras Committee has issued a statement in response to this paper, terming it as part of Indian state's propaganda against the Sikh Sangarsh.

Macdonald-Laurier Institute’ Paper on Khalistan Contains Conclusory Statements & Allegations Without Substantiation: Scholars [Open Letter]

September 16, 2020

On September 9, 2020 Canada based Macdonald-Laurier Institute released a paper titled "Khalistan: A Project of Pakistan" by Terry Milewski. A number of scholars have responded to this paper and said that it "contains a litany of conclusory statements and allegations without any substantiation".

SikhRI Launches ‘The Guru Granth Sahib Project’ (TGGSP) Website

September 13, 2020

The Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has announced the first official release of The Guru Granth Sahib Project (TGGSP) website (app.gurugranthsahib.io) on September 1 to coincide with the First Prakash Purab (Illumination day) of then known Adi Granth in 1604. The project seeks to make a timeless treasure-house accessible for today's seekers, scholars, and techies to connect with the Sabad-Wisdom.

India Orders Attachment of Immovable Properties of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Hardeep Singh Nijjar under UAPA

September 8, 2020

The Government of India (GoI) has ordered attachment of immovable properties of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Hardeep Singh Nijjar under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Sikh Flag Hosted at City Hall of Holyoke (USA) on Khalistan Declaration Day: WSP

April 30, 2020

In a written statement the World Sikh Parliament (WSP) has congratulated the global Sikh community on the Khalistan Declaration day. Notably, 29 April is observed as ‘Khalistan Declaration Day’ as on this day in 1986 the Panthic Committee had issued ‘Declaration of Khalistan’.

Irked Over Its’ Automated Calls, Punjab Police Registers Two Cases Against SFJ

April 12, 2020

The Punjab Police on Friday (April 10) booked Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US based group and it’s legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for automated phone calls.

Interfaith Human Rights and Activist Groups Write To US and UN for Safety of Afghan Sikhs

April 10, 2020

A number of interfaith human rights and activists groups have written to United States Embassy (Kabul) Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Afghanistan about persecution of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan.

52 Gurdwaras Ask CA for Meaningful Inclusion of the Sikh Community in Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum

April 3, 2020

The Sikh Coalition and the Jakara Movement submitted a letter on behalf of 52 Gurdwaras (Sikh houses of worship) to the California Department of Education, the Instructional Quality Commission, and the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Advisory Committee in favor of Sikhism’s meaningful inclusion in California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum.

New York Sikhs Prepare Food For 30000 Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown

March 24, 2020

The Sikh Centre of New York prepared and packaged more than 30,000 home-cooked meals for Americans in coronavirus self-isolation.

USA: Connecticut Governor Recognises Sikh New Year

March 15, 2020

State of Connecticut, which in past have recognized Sikh Community on Multiple occasions, have decided to recognize them this year by wishing them Happy Sikh New year.

1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial Revived in Connecticut Despite Indian State’s Protest

March 2, 2020

After 1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial which was removed by Otis Library due to intense pressure of Indian Govt. last year while Prime Minister Of India Narinder Modi was on his tour to America is slowly making its way to hearts of Thousands of Connecticut Residents.

Richmond Hill Sikh Body Adopts Resolution Against PTC for Asserting “Intellectual Property” Rights On Gurbani

January 31, 2020

The Sikh Cultural Society, Richmond Hill (US) has adopted vital resolutions against PTC Network, condemning later's wrongful and highly objectionable claims about 'Gurbani'.

US Congressman Ami Bera Called Out For 1984 Sikh Genocide Denial

January 26, 2020

“Ami Bera is a Sikh Holocaust denier,” I shouted at the US congressman’s 22 January 2019 town hall in Elk Grove, California. “Ami Bera, you need to answer for your refusal to recognize the 1984 Sikh Genocide was sponsored by the Indian government.”

Punjab Bandh, Statue Issue, PTC, Separate Sikh Identity in US Census, CAA & NRC Discussed in US Sikh body Teleconference

January 20, 2020

A joint emergency teleconference was held last night of Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and American Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (AGPC) members to discuss the current emergent issues concerning the Sikh Panth.

World Sikh Parliament Reported Human Rights Violations by India to the United Nations

December 10, 2019

10th December is a key date for human rights as on this day 70 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly, had meeting in Paris, and adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

US Sikh Body Condemns and Boycotts Indian Consulate for Comparing Guru Nanak Ji with Gandhi

November 25, 2019

The Sikh Coordination Committee for East Coast (SSCEC) has condemned the Indian consulate in USA fro comparing Guru Nanak Ji with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Connecticut College Hosts ‘1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial’

November 24, 2019

The Connecticut Holds the 1984 Sikh Genocide Memorial at Global Learning Lab. The memorial comprises of a plaque, a portrait of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and a Sikh flag.

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