2023 Sikh protests information

In March 2023, pro-Khalistan Sikhs protested across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Punjab, India, against the...

Khalistan movement is a separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno‐religious sovereign state called Khalistan (lit...

boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Sikhs (singular Sikh: /sɪk/ sik or /siːk/ seek; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: sikkh, IPA:...

Sikhism (/ˈsɪkɪzəm/ SIK-iz-əm), also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] , from ਸਿੱਖ, Sikh, 'disciple / learner'), is an Indian religion...

(the Sikh flag) and began to protest against the Indian government, and against the execution of Rajoana, in the city of Vancouver. Other protests happened...

1977 – 18 June 2023) was a Canadian Sikh separatist leader involved with the Khalistan movement, which calls for an independent Sikh state. Born in India...

The Rai Sikh is a Sikh community, mainly found in the states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi and Haryana in India. They came to...

American Sikh population to be at 280,000 in 2012. Sikh organizations like the Sikh Coalition and American Sikh Congressional Caucus estimate the Sikh American...

17 January 1993) is a radical pro-Khalistan separatist, and a self-styled Sikh preacher. After living in Dubai for a decade, he returned to Punjab in September...

Waris Punjab De (meaning "heirs of Punjab") is a Sikh-Volunteer political group based in Punjab, India. It was initially a Pressure group to protect the...

remove Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh separatists from the buildings of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of Sikhism. A long-standing...

Parkash Singh Badal (8 December 1927 – 25 April 2023) was an Indian politician and Sikh rights advocate who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Punjab...

Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of...

leading role in the 2020-2021 farmers' protest. A few months before his death in a road accident, he founded a Punjabi Sikh socio-political organisation Waris...

(Punjabi: ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ, romanized: niśān sāhib, lit. 'respected ensign') in Sikhism is a triangular flag made of cotton or silk cloth, with a tassel at its...

Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional...

Surinder Singh Sodhi (c. 1962 – 14 April 1984) was a Sikh militant known for being the chief bodyguard, chief hitman, transport minister, and right-hand...

Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) is a US-based secessionist group that supports the formation of Khalistan. Founded and primarily headed by lawyer Gurpatwant Singh...

Guru Granth as a shield during his protests in early 2023. Although he also protested against the detainment of Sikh youth during Amritpal Singh's manhunt...

1984) was a Sikh militant. He was the leading figure of the Khalistan movement, although he did not personally advocate for a separate Sikh nation.: 156–157 ...

rule throughout India, particularly that from Sikhs. It triggered massive non-violent protests. The protests pressured the British colonial government to...

Italian Sikhs are a growing religious minority in Italy, which has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom (525,000) and...

The Citizenship Amendment Act (Bill) protests, also known as the CAA Protest, CAB Protest or CAA and NRC protests, occurred after the Citizenship Amendment...

focusing on Sikh philosophy and history. During the farmers' protests in Punjab, he actively engaged with various parts of the state, facing protests in Sangrur...

The Sikh diaspora is the modern Sikh migration from the traditional area of the Punjab region of South Asia. Sikhism is a religion native to this region...