New York City, USA: The American Sikh Consultative Forum (ASCF) submitted on Wednesday a memorandum to New York City Agencies seeking redress on issues faced by Sikhs living in New York City. The memorandum was handed at a meeting between representatives…

Paris—Two more French Sikh students were not allowed to wear their turban in two separate schools which opened for the new academic year this week, making them this year’s ‘victims’ of the French law that bans ostensible religious symbols and…

UNITED SIKHS urges Bloomberg to Step-up awareness training New York City—UNITED SIKHS has urged Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City to step up awareness training for law enforcement and other public agencies to ensure that the humiliating experience of…

Report a Hate Crime Incident: http://virsag.co.uk/1/hate_crime/hatecrime.html London—The Metropolitan Police admitted that the Sikh community is particularly vulnerable to backlash crimes in the aftermath of the London bombings because of their visibility and that this is a police concern. “Please be aware…

Hate Crime Incident report facility set up at: https://unitedsikhs.org/hatecrime/ London—The Sikh community will meet the Metropolitan police at New Scotland Yard tomorrow (Tuesday) to seek the stepping up of security measures to protect the Sikh community and its Gurdwaras from the…

Paris—UNITED SIKHS has submitted to the President of the French National Assembly, Jean-Louis Debré, its representations to the Law Review Commission which will shortly review the law which banned the wearing of articles of faith, including the Sikh turban in…

Paris—A delegation comprising members of the French Action Committee for the Sikh Turban and UNITED SIKHS had a hectic schedule last week meeting the French government, lawyers for the French Turban litigation and Members of the European Parliament, to advance…