Action alert
IMC-USA: Thank US Congresspersons for resolution condemning Modi and his visa revocation
March 19, 2004
The US Congress had introduced Resolution 156 and 160 condemning the persecution of Muslims and Christians by Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat. The resolution was sponsored by Congressmen John Conyers (D, MI-14) and Joseph Pitts (R, PA-16). Subsequently, the American State department denied Narendra Modi, the chief architect of the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, a diplomatic visa and revoked his existing tourist/business visa based on the International Religious Freedom Act.
IMC-USA: Request California State University to revoke its invitation to Narendra Modi
March 17, 2005.
Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide spectrum of over 35 organizations, has called on the management of California State University to revoke its decision to invite Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Yadunandan Center for India Studies at the Asian and Asian American Studies Department of California State University, Long Beach on March 22, 2005.
IMC-USA requests American Express to withdraw sponsorhip of AAHOA event honoring Modi
Narendra Modi, the architect of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom has been invited by his supporters to be honored at the convention of the Asian American Hotel Owners association in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His arrival coincides with the third anniversary of the Gujarat massacres in which more than 2000 people (most of them Muslims) were brutally killed, hundreds of women and girls were raped and sexually mutilated and over 150,000 were ethnically cleansed. The surviving victims continue to be persecuted in Gujarat.
IMC-USA requests Hardball's Chris Matthews to withdraw from AAHOA convention honoring Narendra Modi
March 01, 2005
Assalamu Alaikum / Peace be with you
Narendra Modi, the architect of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom has been invited by his supporters to be honored at the convention of the Asian American Hotel Owners association in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His arrival coincides with the third anniversary of the Gujarat massacres in which more than 2000 Muslims were brutally killed, hundreds of women and girls were raped and sexually mutilated and over 150,000 were ethnically cleansed. The surviving victims continue to be persecuted in Gujarat.
Indian Muslim Council-USA Calls for Action on the third Anniversary of Gujarat Pogroms
February 28, 2005
AsSalamu Alaikum / Peace be with you
Today is the third anniversary of the Gujarat pogroms. On this day, three years ago, a systematic pogrom was started against the Muslims of the Indian state of Gujarat. By the time the extensive violence subsided, more than 2000 Muslims were brutally killed, hundreds of women and girls were raped and sexually mutilated and over 150,000 were ethnically cleansed. The surviving victims continue to be persecuted in Gujarat.
