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A Sikh leader who admitted sexually assaulting children in the 1980s has been jailed for more than 24 years. The incidents took place in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, between 1983 and 1987, including at ...
In March 2023, pro-Khalistan Sikhs protested across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Punjab, India, against the manhunt of the pro-Khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh and crackdown on his organisation Waris Punjab De, carried out by the Indian authorities. [2]
According to the 2017 British Sikh Report which surveys the community in the UK, 71% were born in England, followed by 15% in India, 8% in East Africa, 2% in Scotland, and 1% in Afghanistan. [66] Distribution of British Sikhs by local authority, 2021 census Sikh population distribution in the 2021 Census by UK Region.
The permanent arrival of Sikhism in England is dated to 1850 A.D. with the arrival of Maharajah Duleep Singh (last ruler of the Sikh Empire). The first Sikh place of worship, called a Gurdwara, was opened in 1911 in London and this was partly funded by the Maharaja of Patiala. [4]
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Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP being presented with the British Sikh Report 2018 Satinder Sartaaj the famous singer of Sufi songs signing a copy of the British Sikh Report. The BSR was founded by Jasvir Singh CBE in 2012 and is created annually by a team of research analysts, lawyers, academics, social workers, senior consultants and managers who work on the BSR on a voluntary basis. [1]
The Sikh Federation (UK) is a non-governmental organisation [1] that works with the main political parties to promote relevant Sikh issues. [2] [3] The organisation is the largest pro-Khalistan organisation campaigning for the re-establishment of a Sikh homeland. [4] It is a pressure group often referred to as the first Sikh political party in ...
The Sikh Missionary Society UK is a British charity (registered number 262404) based in Southall in West London. It was founded in 1969 [1] to support and extend the work of three Sikhs, G.S.Sivia, G.S.Sidhu and Kirpal Singh Rai, working in Kent who had produced a free leaflet called "Guru Nanak for children".