Thousands of people were in downtown Toronto on Sunday for the Vaisakhi, also known as Khalsa Day celebrations. CBC reports that the people assembled for one of the city’s largest events. The day marks the Sikh New Year and the establishment of the Sikh community in 1699. The Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwaras Council (OSGC) has been…
One man died after a migrant boat sank near the island of Samos in Greece. Neos Kosmos reports that 25 people described as “foreigners” were found on a “semi-submerged dinghy…and rescued from the sea west of the south Aegean island.” According to the coastguard, the migrants were safely transferred to the port of Vathi. Searches for…
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Every April 27, South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day.” Saturday, April 27, was not in any way different. South Africans came out in their millions to remember their first democratic election in 1994. That election officially sent the racial segregation system of apartheid into the annals of history. The 1994 election was a turning point…
Ajmal Khan, a 17-year-old Afghan, drowned while crossing the Drina River in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina. NPR reports that the deceased was on his migrants, but no one claims—a way to Western Europe to find work. While it is a fact that thousands of migrants have died or gone missing in Europe, dozens…
