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Protest parades in Canada, UK
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VANCOUVER: As part of the world wide protests to mark the 25th year of Operation Bluestar, the Indian Army's attack on thousands of innocent Sikh men, women and children inside the Golden Temple in June 1984, a candle light vigil was organised in vancouver and some 5,000 Sikhs gathered in fromnt of the Art Gallery in downtown city where a large number of Muslims, Tamils, Christians and ethnic minority groups expressed solidarity with the Sikh cause.

Col (retd) G S Sandhu had specially arrived from India while Dev Wright, the chief of the Amnesty International assured the community of all help from his organisation in its fight for justice.

Surrey's writer Inderjit kaur Sidhu presented her book 'Honi Anhoni' to British Columbia Sikh Youth.

LONDON: Thousands of Sikhs participated in the protest parade carried out under the banner of Federation of Sikh Organisations UK and gathered at the Hyde park of London. Sikhs had arrived from Birmingham, Glasgow, Derby, Leicester, Gravesend, manchester etc and carried placards and sported black banners and arm bands. Many human rights activists also joined the Sikhs.

10 June  2009
 

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