Police did not charge Sikh for wearing his kirpan Lisbon, Portugal – Earlier this month, Portuguese police did not charge a Sikh for wearing his kirpan (a religious blade and one of the Sikh articles of faith), even though its blade…

Police Raid Sikh Gurdwara During Continuous Prayer to Celebrate the 300th Anniversary Celebration of the Enthronement of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Vilvoorde, Belgium – As non-stop prayers were in progress yesterday for the auspicious tercentenary of the enthronement of Sri…

New York, NY – Sikhs of New York joined in a Unity Walk last month to demonstrate solidarity of faiths and to make a shared call for peace, while remembering the victims of 9-11. The one-mile walk from Battery Park to…

Sikhs Faced Mixed Reception at the Annual UN Conference in Paris UNESCO security refused entry to kirpan-wearing Sikhs at a UN Conference while French authorities granted permission for Sikhs to wear the kirpan at a UN Human Rights Village Paris,…

Sikh Child Suspended Indefinitely by Montreal School Without Investigation Independent Eye-Witnesses to Incident Report Sikh Never Touched kirpan; Several Media Outlets Misreporting Incident Montreal, Quebec, Canada: A thirteen-year-old Sikh boy was suspended from school on September 11th after being accused of…