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A protestor holds up a sign during a "Free Bhullar" rally in San Francisco, CA, April 18, 2013. (source: Sikh Roots)

Picture of the Day: “Free Bhullar” rally in San Francisco, CA

April 19, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, demonstrators assembled outside the Indian consulate offices in San Francisco and New York to protest the imminent execution of Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar in India. Devender Pal Singh’s conviction in the case of a 1993 assassination attempt in India was based on very questionable grounds, and while the judiciary seeks to execute him when he is deemed mentally fit, voices opposing the execution have been increasing within India and abroad.

Categories: 1984, Civil Rights, Events • Tags: California, Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, Devender Pal Singh Bullar, protest, San Francisco

“Free Bhullar” protests scheduled tomorrow in SF and NY

April 17, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Tomorrow, Sikhs in San Francisco and New York will be protesting outside the Indian consulate offices in each city at noon (local time) against India’s imminent execution of Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar . As mentioned on this blog last week, Professor Bhullar has been sentenced to death by hanging in India for a 1993 bombing even though the evidence convicting him and the judicial process thereof has been extremely questionable. Adding to the dubious nature of this case is that […]

Categories: 1984, Civil Rights • Tags: Capital punishment, Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, Devender Pal Singh Bullar, India, New York, protest, San Francisco

Tejinder Singh Bhullar fights to save his brother in India

August 22, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“I’m really proud to be an American, because I know I could get justice over here,” Bhullar said. “But in India, if you are a Sikh, there’s a good chance you won’t see justice.” — Live Oak, California resident Tejinder Singh Bhullar is quoted in a local article about the fight to save his brother – Devinderpal Singh Bhullar – from being executed on questionable grounds in India.

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Sikhs protest Bhullar death sentence at United Nations

July 26, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, in New York, Sikhs held a rally (organized by Sikhs for Justice) outside the United Nations to protest the death sentence of Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar in India. American Sikhs have now joined their counterparts in India and around the world in objecting to the miscarriage of justice that could lead to the judicial killing of Devinderpal Singh. Devinderpal Singh’s sentence has not only been objected to within India, but it has also garnered international attention as other governments and world […]

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Picture of the Day: “Free Bhullar” rally in San Francisco, CA

“Free Bhullar” protests scheduled tomorrow in SF and NY

Tejinder Singh Bhullar fights to save his brother in India

Sikhs protest Bhullar death sentence at United Nations