Stop the deportation of Laibar Singh! (News compilation)

On December 10, 2007, more than one-thousand protesters at the Vancouver Airport helped to stop the planned deportation of Laibar Singh, a paralyzed refugee claimant from India.

On the early morning of January 9, 2008, Canadian Border Services Agency officials again tried to deport Laibar Singh, attempting to remove him from a Sikh Temple in Surrey, British Columbia. But, hundreds of protesters blocked their way. Laibar remains with friends near Vancouver, but still faces removal.

This page will compile news articles related to Laibar Singh's struggle to stay in Canada. Our allies from No One Is Illegal-Vancouver continue to work closely on this case. Organizations and individuals who stand in support of community mobilizing efforts to stop the deportation of Laibar Singh, please send a statement or short note to noii-van@resist.ca.



- No One Is Illegal-Vancouver: Updates and growing support for Laibar Singh

- Blog: Communities for Laibar Singh

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ARTICLES ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LAIBAR TAKING SANCTUARY

- CP: Paralyzed Sikh man's supporters mark one-year anniversary (July 13, 2008)

- Vancouver Province: Singh marks one-year in sanctuary (July 14, 2008)

- Abbotsford Times: Singh still in Abbotsford (July 14, 2008)
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- ZNet: "Second Komagatamaru": The Laibar Singh Case (January 2008)

- Photo-Report: Nationals Days of Action in support of Laibar Singh (January 2008)

- Open Letter: Montreal Supports Laibar Singh (January 2008)

- VIDEO: Rally in support of Laibar Singh and Kader Belaouni at the Greater Toronto Enforcement Center (January 2008)


- rabble.ca: CRTC complaint filed for reporting on Laibar Singh (Feb. 1, 2008)

- McGill Daily: Academics and activists condemn media reporting on Singh case (Jan. 31, 2008)

- South Asian Focus (Brampton, ON): Paralyzed man galvanizes community action

- Vancouver Province: Sanctuary status sought for temples (Jan. 28, 2008)

- Toronto Sun: One-hundred rally for two in sanctuary (Jan. 27, 2008)

- khabrein.info (India): Row over deportation case deepens (Jan. 25, 2008)

- Globe and Mail: Singh will be deported, border agents are assured (Jan. 22, 2008)

- Edmonton Journal: Refugee claimants seek sanctuary in places of workshop (Jan. 20, 2008)

- Georgia Straight (Vancouver): Laibar Singh sets precent by seeking sanctuary (Jan. 17, 2008)

- Vancouver Sun: Former sanctuary refugee backs Laibar Singh (Jan. 15, 2008)

- National Post: Sanctuary means nothing, according to Minister Day (Jan. 11, 2008)


ARTICLES FROM JANUARY 9, 2008:

- CTV (includes video): Laibar Singh avoids deportation again

- CBC: Deportation order for Laibar Singh still in effect, says CBSA

- CBC Video: Raw footage of morning protest

- Globe and Mail: Laibar Singh avoids deportation again

- AFP: Protests stay deportation of Laibar Singh

- Vancouver Sun: Singh supporters protest in Surrey

- Presse Canadienne: L'expulsion de Laibar Singh reportée


ARTICLES PRIOR TO JANUARY 9, 2008:

- No One Is Illegal-Vancouver: 1500+ Halt Deportation of Laibar Singh at Vancouver International Airport

- Globe and Mail: Support re-affirmed for Laibar Singh

- Georgia Straight (Vancouver): Sikhs unite in support of Laibar Singh

- rabble.ca: Facing deportation: The case of Laibar Singh

- South Asian Post: Protesters prevent deportation

- Globe and Mail: Border agents seek refugee at wrong temple

- CBC VIDEO: Raw footage of protest against deportation of Laibar Singh at Vancouver Airport (December 10, 2007)

- CKUT AUDIO: Supporters stop Laibar Singh's deportation at Vancouver Airport

- Vancouver Sun: Risk too great for border agents

- Radio Canada: Laibar Singh obtient un surcis

- Georgia Straight: Community rallies against deportation of Laibar Singh

- CBC: Deportation order for Vancouver refugee claimant delayed

- Times of India: Paralysed Sikh takes refuge in Gurdwara

- Globe and Mail: Singh still in limbo after deportation delayed

- CBC: Paralyzed man's supporters promise more protests

- Vancouver Province: 1500 Supporters Stop Deportation of Laibar Singh

- Vancouver Sun: Deportation halts for Singh

- Times of India: Deportation of Punjabi postponed

- EarthTimes.org: Historic Indo-Canadian rally stops paralysed Sikh's deportation

- Medical News Today (UK): Paralyzed Deportee Unfit to Fly, Removal Order Delayed

- CTV: B.C. protesters delay deportation of paralyzed man

- Globe and Mail: Crowd Prevents Vancouver Deportation

- No One Is Illegal-Vancouver: Know the facts in Laibar's case