Incidents of violence against the Canadian Sikh community amid diplomatic tensions between Canada and India are receiving international media attenti…
Incidents of violence against the Canadian Sikh community amid diplomatic tensions between Canada and India are receiving international media attention.The report highlights several key events involving Canadian Sikh activists tied to the campaign for Khalistan, an independence movement seeking a separatist Sikh nation in Punjab, India.The piece recounts the murder of Sikh Canadian leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot and killed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in June 2023.
It reports the "spike began soon after Mr. Nijjar's killing" and Trudeau's accusations against India in September 2023. Most Sikhs in Canada are "not involved" in the movement, but several who are feel their lives have been "punctuated by violence and intimidation."
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