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In a true democracy, freedom of speech including dissent should be celebrated, not suppressed. As you may know, recent news has broken that the Indian government is alleged to be involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and prominent Sikh leader. If proven, these allegations represent a serious breach of international sovereignty, respect for core freedoms, and fits into a documented pattern of the Indian state actions towards minority and dissenting voices. View our up to date fact sheet on this news here. |
SALDEF has been working tirelessly to raise awareness of this issue with: |
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In fact, in our extensive research since the farmers protest, SALDEF has documented multiple cases of Sikh and minority voices throughout the Indian diaspora being actively censored online by the Indian government. |
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As we continue to reach out to congressional representatives, we thank US representatives that are speaking out for demanding a full investigation into the murder of Mr. Nijjar. |