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Gurpreet Singh: Human rights advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat ties Rakhi on wrist of prisoner Sanjiv Bhatt

Bhatt is believed to have been implicated in a false case at the behest of the ruling right-wing Hindu nationalist Bhartiya Janata Party.

Gurpreet Singh: Komagata Maru apology campaigners gearing up to thank Trudeau at annual festival in Surrey

The president of the Prof. Mohan Singh Foundation, Sahib Singh Thind, fondly recalled the prime minister's official apology in 2016 for the Komagata Maru incident.

Gurpreet Singh: Indian consulate removes slide quoting Arundhati Roy from presentation on B.R. Ambedkar

Roy has been facing threats for writing in defence of the people of Kashmir fighting for the right to self-determination.

Gurpreet Singh: Science deniers need to be defeated in the upcoming federal election

With right-wing populism gaining ground across the globe, voters in Canada need to be vigilant about what politicians are professing.

Gurpreet Singh: Canada says no to petition seeking honorary citizenship for author Arundhati Roy

The acclaimed Indian writer has taken great personal risks to speak out against state repression of marginalized people in her country.

Gurpreet Singh: Banning of Sikhs For Justice shows true colours of Indian state

The group has been campaigning for a referendum in 2020 in Punjab to create a separate Sikh homeland called Khalistan.

Gurpreet Singh: I also love Kareena Kapoor, but for a reason

Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor publicly displayed her disgust over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl, Asifa Bano, by Hindu fanatics in January 2018.

Gurpreet Singh: Article 15 is a must-watch film to understand ugly reality of caste-based oppression in India

In one scene a police officer blames Dalits for going inside a Hindu temple and inviting upon themselves the punishment of a public flogging.

Gurpreet Singh: Svend Robinson helps kick-start campaign for Canada's recognition of Sikh genocide

Saturday’s event coincided with the fourth anniversary of a Sikh genocide motion passed by the Delhi Assembly on June 30, 2015.

Gurpreet Singh: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s legacy becomes more relevant in Narendra Modi’s India

Muslims, in particular, are being hounded by both police and state-supported vigilante groups.