"Khalistani"

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20 June 2025

A truck displays the image of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other graphic images commemorate the 1984 storming of the Golden Temple by the Indian army and pay homage to the thousands of Sikhs killed in a revenge attack instigated by members of the ruling Congress party, sparked by the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. During 'Operation Blue Star', the Indian Army storms the Golden Temple to flush out militants hiding there and to arrest Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his militant followers who initiate a movement for a separate Sikh state named 'Khalistan'. A large number of radical Sikh supporters are in the Sikh community in Canada, known for its fundraising activities to benefit Sikh militant groups in India and to continue the struggle for a separate Sikh state. Many Khalistan supporters and other Canadian Sikhs attend this Nagar Kirtan to celebrate Vaisakhi. Nagar Kirtan is a Sikh custom involving the processional singing of holy hymns throughout the community.

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1 May 2025

Canadian Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest against the Indian government and call for a separate Sikh state as they attend a Nagar Kirtan to celebrate Vaisakhi in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 27, 2025. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The Khalistan movement is declared a terrorist movement by the government of India, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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1 May 2025

Canadian Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest against the Indian government and call for a separate Sikh state as they attend a Nagar Kirtan to celebrate Vaisakhi in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 27, 2025. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The Khalistan movement is declared a terrorist movement by the government of India, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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1 March 2025

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2018. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The government of India declares the Khalistan movement a terrorist movement, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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1 March 2025

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2018. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The government of India declares the Khalistan movement a terrorist movement, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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16 February 2025

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2018. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The government of India declares the Khalistan movement a terrorist movement, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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#12028580

8 February 2025

A protester wears a jacket displaying Canadian and Khalistan flags during a pro-Khalistan Sikh protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2018. The Khalistan movement seeks to create a separate Sikh state called Khalistan in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The government of India declares the Khalistan movement a terrorist movement, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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8 February 2025

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 29, 2018. The Khalistan movement refers to a movement that seeks to create a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan, in the Punjab region of India. The territorial definition of the proposed nation is disputed, with some believing it should be carved simply out of the Indian state of Punjab, where Sikhs are the majority population. The government of India declares the Khalistan movement a terrorist movement, and its support and fundraising are illegal within India.

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26 January 2025

Khalistani activists protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025, as Metropolitan Police officers stand in the foreground.

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#11985002

26 January 2025

Khalistani activists hold Khalistan flags during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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#11985012

26 January 2025

Khalistani activists hold Khalistan flags during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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#11984993

26 January 2025

Pro-Khalistani activists gather outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025, raising slogans during a protest.

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#11985003

26 January 2025

Pro-Khalistani activists hold a cut-out of Narendra Modi during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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#11985007

26 January 2025

Pro-Khalistani activists stand on the Indian flag during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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#11985008

26 January 2025

Pro-Khalistani activists stand on the Indian flag during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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26 January 2025

Pro-Khalistani activists stand on the Indian flag during a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, on January 26, 2025.

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