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Jagtar Singh Khalsa Ji I just wanted to say respect to you for the part you are playing for the Panth in the UK. Some people are too cynical ... even though yeah I accept what realistic umeedh can we have from protests at India House (unless accompanied by substantive media coverage or associated with Indian events such as the Commonwealth Games). I personally feel that naaray for Khalistan serve to dilute our Panth's true aims as they are often used as a stick to belittle our valid points regarding the evil human rights abuses and Genocide that occurred against us at the hands of GOI. Ekta is the the key but no one should be knocking you for making a sincere effort (given participation at the protests immediately after the SC rejection of Professor Sahib's appeal). VJKK VJFK

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Jagtar Singh Khalsa Ji I just wanted to say respect to you for the part you are playing for the Panth in the UK. Some people are too cynical ... even though yeah I accept what realistic umeedh can we have from protests at India House (unless accompanied by substantive media coverage or associated with Indian events such as the Commonwealth Games). I personally feel that naaray for Khalistan serve to dilute our Panth's true aims as they are often used as a stick to belittle our valid points regarding the evil human rights abuses and Genocide that occurred against us at the hands of GOI. Ekta is the the key but no one should be knocking you for making a sincere effort (given participation at the protests immediately after the SC rejection of Professor Sahib's appeal). VJKK VJFK

We sent a press release to all the mainstream media 24 hours before the event and again yesterday morning. We followed it up last night and again with some contacts this morning.

Given the march WITHOUT permission and the disruption this caused in Central London, given the kettling, closure of Whitehall and Sikhs being prevented from exercising their democratic right (other than the 100 or so that got through and lobbied around 20-30 MPs) to lobby MPs this should have been picked up by the mainstream media. Have tweeted a number of journalists this morning. We will keep trying.

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We sent a press release to all the mainstream media 24 hours before the event and again yesterday morning. We followed it up last night and again with some contacts this morning.

Given the march WITHOUT permission and the disruption this caused in Central London, given the kettling, closure of Whitehall and Sikhs being prevented from exercising their democratic right (other than the 100 or so that got through and lobbied around 20-30 MPs) to lobby MPs this should have been picked up by the mainstream media. Have tweeted a number of journalists this morning. We will keep trying.

Well worth tweeting. For example: Ian Dunt @IanDunt Lobby journalist. Editor of http://politics.co.uk . Political analyst for Yahoo UK. has retweeted and has over 3,500 followers.

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Well worth tweeting. For example: Ian Dunt @IanDunt Lobby journalist. Editor of http://politics.co.uk . Political analyst for Yahoo UK. has retweeted and has over 3,500 followers.

Simon Redgrave @SumOfAllForms Freelance writer and curator, also creative producer at Punch Records. I'm blogging about creative culture in challenging times at http://www.SumOfAllForms.co .uk

Has retweeted Ian Dunt.

This is good as it gets the word out to non-Sikhs what is happening to Professor Bhullar.

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Amnesty wants death penalty "moratorium" amid Sikh protests

PTI

London, April 16, 2013

Amid protests by UK-based Sikhs against the death sentence of Delhi bomb blast accused Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, a prominent human rights group has called on the Indian government to establish a "moratorium" on capital punishment.

As hundreds of Sikh protesters sporting pro-Khalistan banners gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London Monday to voice their protest against the death sentence awarded to Delhi bomb blast accused Bhullar, London-based Amnesty International warned that India was in danger of alienating itself on the world stage.

"We renew our call to the Indian government to establish a moratorium on executions. The way mercy petitions are being rejected is a cause for concern. As a global player, just political or economic achievements are not enough. India must be seen as an upholder of human rights in the world," Chiara Sangiorgio, Amnesty campaigner and death penalty expert, told PTI.

"The hanging of Ajmal Kasab (2008 Mumbai attacks accused) last year, the first since 2004, was a big setback to the country's own record of leniency and one of the most shocking developments of 2012. India had been seen as an inspiration in the region and any further hangings will be extremely regressive," she added.

Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru was also hanged, earlier this year.

The Supreme Court had upheld Bhullar's death sentence on Friday, rejecting a 12-year appeal against his conviction for plotting the 1993 car bombing in New Delhi that killed nine people.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has now urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to commute the death sentence to life in prison over fears of wider protests in the state which endured a brutal separatist insurgency in the 1980s.

Amnesty echoed concerns over the manner in which the last execution, that of Guru, was carried out and warned against a repeat of similar secrecy that might trigger unrest.

"International standards require a notification to the family lawyers and the wider public. The process must be seen to be transparent to ensure all safeguards are followed and a proper informed debate can take place," added Sangiorgio, among the authors of Amnesty's recent death penalty report for 2012 which was highly critical of India's record on the issue.

The report said, India along with Japan and Pakistan, resumed executions in 2012 after long periods when these countries were execution-free.

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