FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2010

February 28, 2010 was the eighth anniversary of the Gujarat genocide.  Between February 28 and March 2, 2002, a three-day retaliatory killing spree was perpetrated against Indian Muslims from the state of Gujarat by mobs incited by rhetoric of hate by extremist Hindutva leaders.  By the time the brutality had subsided, international human rights groups such as the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International estimated that over 2000 civilians were killed, hundreds of women were gang-raped, over 150,000 were displaced, and the socio-economic infrastructure of the Muslim community was systematically targeted.

Nine Indians among 17 killed in Kabul bombing, shooting
By Farhad Peikar,DPA
TwoCircles.net | 27 February 2010

Kabul : Taliban bombers attacked guesthouses in the centre of Kabul Friday, triggering a series of explosions and a gun battle that killed at least 17 people, including nine Indians, a French citizen and an Italian, officials said.

The assault occurred around the City Centre shopping complex and the Safi Landmark hotel, about 300 metres from the Interior Ministry, Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, a senior police official, said.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said by phone from an undisclosed location that five Taliban bombers attacked two compounds used by foreigners.

"Our two bombers have been killed and three others are still resisting," he said. "Around 100 foreigners are surrounded by our forces in one of the compounds."

Dear Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,

I am very disappointed at the current version of the Communal Violence Bill, 2009. I urge you to assure the following recommendations in the final bill.

The recommendations and the rationale behind these recommendations are very well explained below. The focus must be on prevention as much as rehabilitation after the fact.

I am confident in your leadership and the final bill will be something UPA and congress will be proud of and it will become another Indian example of global leadership.

Thank you,

Sincerely, 

Rasheed Ahmed

National President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2010

IMC-USA, an advocacy group dedicated towards safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos was extremely shocked and disheartened to hear that well-known Mumbai based  advocate Shahid Azmi was gunned down in broad daylight on February 11 in his office in Taximen's Colony, Mumbai. Mr. Azmi was defense counsel to numerous Muslim youth who were arrested and detained in cases such as the 2006 Malegaon case in Maharashtra. Reportedly the assailants pretended to be his clients. It is also reported that Mr. Azmi had approached the police about threats to his life; however he was not given security by the government. In his very young but impactful career, Mr. Azmi became the outspoken voice for downtrodden and defenseless youth.