Indian American Muslim Council

IAMC Weekly News Roundup – May 14th, 2012

newsdigest — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:48:05 +0000

Tags: Amicus Curiae, Gujarat riots, honour killing, Madannapet riots, Mecca Masjid Blast, Narendra Modi, Naxals, Nirmal Baba, wakf property

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup Announcements Coalition Against Genocide condemns SIT’s shoddy report on Gujarat violence News Headlines Gujarat riots: Amicus curiae says Modi can be prosecuted A long legal battle ahead Former Guj DGP’s SIT statement belies his amnesia claim Modi throws ‘sadbhavana’ in dustbin, moves SC against HC order Mecca Masjid [...]

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Coalition Against Genocide condemns SIT’s shoddy report on Gujarat violence

newsdigest — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:31:03 +0000

Categories: Press release

Tags: Amicus Curiae, clean chit to Narendra Modi, Gujarat riots, Gujarat SIT, Narendra Modi, Raju Ramachandran, Sanjiv Bhatt, SIT Gujarat Report

May 11, 2012 Coalition Against Genocide (CAG – http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org/), a broad coalition of over 40 organizations dedicated to the cause of justice and accountability, condemns the report filed by the Special Investigations Team (SIT) as shoddy investigation and a deliberate distortion of evidence. The Supreme Court appointed SIT’s closure report, on the complaint brought forth [...]

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IAMC Weekly News Roundup – May 7th, 2012

newsdigest — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:07:13 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Anna Hazare, Babri Masjid demolition, L.K. Advani, Maharashtra blasts, Malegaon blasts, Maoist conflict, Modi's development propaganda, Modi's visa, Ode massacre, Ode riots case, Police Atrocities, Rajasthan mosque demolition

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup News Headlines Modi NOT eligible for diplomatic visa: US embassy 9 get life term in Ode riots case ’4 Maharashtra blasts, Malegaon linked’ Advani must be tried for Babri Masjid conspiracy: CBI to SC Staged shootout: Charges framed against Rajasthan IPS officer BJP MLA booked for inciting communal [...]

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IAMC Weekly News Roundup – April 30th, 2012

newsdigest — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:46:45 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: 10th anniversary of 2002 Gujarat riots, Bangaru Laxman, Bathani Tola massacre, BJP, freedom of speech, Gujarat encounters, Maoist, Narendra Modi, Nirmal Baba, RSS, visa policy on Narendra Modi

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup Announcements US’ reaffirmation of visa denial to Modi welcomed by IAMC News Headlines A dead CM’s account of his 2002 encounter with Modi, now with rights panel NO change in US stand on denial of visa to Modi Gujarat riots: Witnesses want convicts to be tried for conspiracy [...]

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US reaffirmation of visa denial to Modi welcomed by IAMC

newsdigest — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:28:24 +0000

Categories: Press release

Tags: Gujarat, Gujarat 2002, Gujarat pogrom, Gujarat riots, Modi, Narendra Modi, US State Department on visa to Modi, visa denial to Modi, visa policy on Narendra Modi, We have no orders to save you, Zakia Jafri

Tuesday April 26, 2012 The Indian American Muslim Council (http://www.iamc.com) an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos today welcomed the US State Department’s reiteration of its position on the issue of a US visa for Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congressman Walsh had [...]

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IAMC Weekly News Roundup – April 23rd, 2012

newsdigest — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:33:41 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: AFSPA, Bathani killings, beef festival, custodial death, Maoists, Nirmal Baba, police 'high-handedness', Sangareddy riot, Sardarpura massacre

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup Communal Harmony Sangareddy riot: JIH relief work bridging communal divide News Headlines Special Investigation Team too challenges acquittal of 31 persons in Sardarpura case State can recover compensation for custodial death from cops: HC Dalits beaten up by ABVP activists for holding beef festival Nirmal Baba exposed as [...]

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IAMC-MD annual picnic 2012

iamcadmin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:19:07 +0000

Categories: Maryland

Tags: Maryland, picnic

All are invited to the annual PICNIC Date : Saturday – MAY 12, 2012 1:00pm to 6:00pm Location : Patapsco Valley State Park ( Pickall Area) shelter # 704 Contacts: Farhat #410-935-3354, Saleem #410-369-6590, Altaf #410-369-8801 Come and Enjoy,Lot of food, games for all, swing &slide in the park. NOTE: There will be $2.00 fee [...]

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IAMC Weekly News Roundup – April 16th, 2012

newsdigest — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:46:05 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: anti-communal violence bill, clean chit to Narendra Modi, Gujarat riots, Gulberg Society, Hyderabad, Madannapet, Narendra Modi, Ode massacre, Prajapati encounter, Saidabad

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup Communal Harmony Inter Faith Forum to clean places of worship News Headlines ‘Clean chit’ for Narendra Modi? Not yet SIT nails 2 cops in ’02 riots case Gujarat’s Ode massacre: 18 convicts get life imprisonment, 7 years in jail for five It was a conspiracy: Court Custody death [...]

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The case that never was: The ‘SIMI’ trial of Jaipur

iamcadmin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:38:04 +0000

Categories: Reports

Tags: Acquittal, education, Jaipur, Religious violence in India, Terrorism in India

A report by jamia teachers’ solidarity association This is report on the SIMI trial in Jaipur, where all the accused were acquitted because not a shred of evidence could be found against them.

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IAMC Weekly News Roundup – April 9th, 2012

newsdigest — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Bihar Police, Dara Singh, Gujarat riots, Narendra Modi, Odisha hostage, Police Atrocities, post-Godhra carnage, post-Godhra riots, wakf property

In this issue of IAMC News Roundup Announcements Convictions in post-Godhra carnage a step on the road to justice says Indian American Muslim Council News Headlines Post-Godhra riots: 23 convicted in Ode massacre Narendra Modi tops negative votes in global poll Muslims rising against terror arrest of innocent youths Bihar Police spray bullets on mosque [...]

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