Today marks the one year death anniversary of Sidhu Moose Wala. We reshare this piece from @bikethewind looking at Sidhu's life and death.
"Moosewala...represent[s] aspects of what it means to be young, Punjabi, Sikh, and live fractured lives."
https://t.co/NeET7veFBu
Today marks the one year death anniversary of Sidhu Moose Wala. We reshare this piece from @bikethewind looking at Sidhu's life and death.
"Moosewala...represent[s] aspects of what it means to be young, Punjabi, Sikh, and live fractured lives."
https://t.co/NeET7veFBu
Excited to share I will be attending University of Wisconsin-Madison for a PhD in Communication Arts starting this Fall! Had to celebrate with some Wisconsin brews (:
BREAKING | Baaz has been withheld in India, as more Sikh journalist accounts have been censored amidst widespread suppression of civil liberties & democratic rights in Punjab.
Reports of widespread arbitrary arrests are growing too. We will continue to report for the diaspora.
BREAKING | Twitter accounts belonging to well known Punjabi journalists have been withheld in India. India ranks 150th in press freedom as per @RSF_inter, just above Russia & Afghanistan. The mobile services blackout has been extended another day as well as censorship continues.
UPDATE | The National Security Act has been invoked against five detainees who have all been sent to Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam on Sunday according to Punjab Police.
The Indian colonial-era laws allows authorities to detain individuals without charge for up to 12 months.
BREAKING | Amritpal Singh has been detained in Punjab, as police also arrest some of his aides.
Mobile internet, dongle services, and SMS have been suspended as well in Punjab.
Reports that S. 144 instituted in Mukstar too, four or more people cannot congregate.