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On the 70th Human Rights Day, marching through the streets of Gurdaspur, which has seen tremendous human rights violations in the past, Dal Khalsa activists and victims’ family members questioned India’s human rights violations and urged UN to push for exempla... More »
Ottawa, Canada: WSO intervenes in the Canadian Supreme Court in the TWU -Trinity Western University case and pleads for equal standards of review for communities WSO is on its heels intervening in cases involving communities other than Sikhs, in its true commi... More »
ਕੁਛ ਸਮਾਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਇਆ ਦਿਲ-ਕੰਬਾਊ ਹਾਦਸਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਗਰੇਟ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਾਂ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਨ ਗਵਾਉਣੀ ਪਈ, ਇਹ ਦਰਦਨਾਕ ਹਾਦਸਾ ਹਲੇ ਧੁੰਦਲਾ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਹੋਇਆ ਕਿ ਕੱਲ ਬੀ. ਡਬਲੋ ਬਲਾਕ, ਸ਼ਾਲੀਮਾਰ ਬਾਗ, ਨਵੀ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਿਖੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਖ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ `ਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਜਾਨਲੇ... More »
Takht Jathedars declare 25 December as Guru Gobind Singh anniversary even though Sikhs are confounded and angry at Parkash Purab and Sahibzadas Shaheedi Fortnight falling during the same period as per the Akal Takht-SGPC amended Nanakshahi calendar. The decisi... More »
New Mumbai, India: As Sikhs go through an internal fight within the Gurdwara Sahib complex at Gurdwara Kharghar, police promises action, while Mumbai Sikhs unhappy at the development. Every once in a while, from across the world, from one city or another comes... More »
Ottawa, Canada: Canadian International Exhibition centre Evraz Place allows Sikh visitors to wear Kirpan after WSO intervention Continuing its ongoing campaign to ensure Sikh rights are protected in Canada, the WSO yet again intervened on behalf of a Sikh fami... More »
Sikh pilgrims pay obeisance at the renovated Gurdwara Sacha Sauda in Pakistan, and on this side of the Radcliff line, some make a beeline to the pseudo-centre in Sirsa. Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims visited the recently renovated and enlarged precincts of Gurdwar... More »
As the judgement is likely to impact not only Jehovah’s Witnesses’ case but also the Sikh Gurdwara decisions and those of other communities, WSO presented oral arguments in the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark Highwood Congregation versus Wall case whic... More »
Dal Khalsa demands that contemporary Sikh history paintings and sketches to adorn the Central Sikh Museum within the precincts of Darbar Sahib Amritsar Amritsar, Punjab, India: Dal Khalsa has demanded that paintings and pictures depicting the genocidal events ... More »
Responding to needs for addressing issues of family, drug abuse and mental health issues among the growing Sikh community in Canada, WSO launches the much-needed Sikh Family Helpline. Brampton, Canada – Responding to the growing needs of psychological, psychia... More »
After dilly-dallying over the last few days, finally the Indian government allows a Sikh Jatha to travel to Nankana Sahib -the birth place of Guru Nanak during the forthcoming Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrations Amritsar –Succumbing to pressure of Sikh pilgrims, ... More »
Like the opening ceremony, once again Patna Sahib gears for grand closing ceremony for 350 year Parkash Purab celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh as thousands of pilgrims are expected to reach. In continuation with the glorious manner in which the 350 year Parka... More »