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‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin
The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail unifor…
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Conservative MP writes to home secretary over Sikh activist’s sudden death
Avtar Singh Khanda’s death coincided with alleged Indian plots to kill Sikh activists in North AmericaUK polit…
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Family of Sikh activist call for new UK investigation into his death
Family of Avtar Singh Khanda, 35, say Home Office decision could allay fears of Sikhs in UK of being targeted …
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Indian police accused of harassing Sikh activist in UK before his sudden death
Family of Avtar Khanda question UK authorities’ account that his death was reviewed by police and that there w…
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Family of Sikh activist calls for inquest into Midlands hospital death
Questions raised about sudden death in Birmingham after Canada links India to murder in British ColumbiaThe fa…