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EXPLAINED: 2 - The Real Truth

Jagtar Singh Johal’s brother says Modi-Starmer talks ‘unique opportunity’ to seek resolution for detained Briton

Campaigners urge Starmer to press Modi on Sikh activist’s prolonged detention in India

The Independent UK

Starmer meeting Indian PM ‘golden’ chance to help detained Briton – campaigners

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, near Glasgow, has been held in India since 2017.

Evening Standard

UK Considers Envoy For Britons Held Abroad

Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home.

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More than 100 MPs and peers call on David Lammy to secure release of detained Scot

More than 100 MPs and peers have called on the UK government to make “all diplomatic efforts” to secure the urgent release of a Scot who has…

The National (Scotland)

MPs urge David Lammy to intervene as British man remains in jail in India

Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in one case

The Guardian - UK

‘Moment of truth’ for Lammy on Scot detained in India, says brother

The Foreign Secretary will meet with Jagtar Singh Johal’s family next week as more than 100 parliamentarians signed a letter calling for urgency.

Evening Standard

Jagtar Singh Johal’s family urge faster action from Starmer government after Briton moved to solitary confinement

Family says Johal’s conditions have ‘worsened’ since acquittal last month in one of nine terror cases

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Brother of Briton detained in India calls on UK Government to ‘do more’

Jagtar Singh Johal, who was detained in 2017, was acquitted in one case this week but still faces other charges against him.

Evening Standard

British activist Jagtar Singh Johal acquitted in India terror trial

Human rights campaigner still faces threat of death penalty if found guilty of further charges

The Guardian - UK

Scot acquitted on terrorism charges in India – but still faces death penalty threat

A SCOTTISH Sikh detained in India for seven years has been acquitted in one case against him – though still faces the threat of the death penalty.

The National (Scotland)

‘It’s about political will’: is the Foreign Office failing Britons detained abroad?

Relatives and campaigners hope Labour will usher in a step-change in the handling of hostage cases

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge Starmer to secure release of British blogger facing India death penalty

Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested in November 2017 in Punjab, northern India, while in the country for his wedding.

Evening Standard

Brother of imprisoned blogger speaks of anguish ahead of arrest anniversary

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, was detained in India weeks after his wedding in November 2017.

The Independent UK

Brother of imprisoned blogger ‘more hopeful’ after talks with Foreign Secretary

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton, has been detained in India since 2017.

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The National (Scotland)

Labour told to live up to rhetoric as detained Scot's brother meets Foreign Secretary

THE Labour Government must deliver more than “empty talk” and secure the release of a Scot detained in India, his brother has said after a…

The Guardian - UK

British activist denied bail after years in Indian jail without trial

Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detained and targeted for his human rights activism, say campaigners

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney demands urgency from UK Government to push for Jaggi release

JOHN Swinney has been praised for making the release of a Scot trapped in an Indian jail “a priority” by the man’s brother.

The National (Scotland)

David Lammy must raise Jagtar Singh Johal case during India trip, urges brother

THE brother of a Scot who has been detained in an Indian jail for more than six years is urging the Foreign Secretary to raise the issue during an…

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The National (Scotland)

Can the next foreign secretary offer hope for Jagtar Singh Johal's release?

DESPITE allegations of mistreatment, and a long-running campaign championed by the SNP’s Martin Docherty-Hughes, the fate of Jagtar Singh Johal…

The Independent UK

Family of Scottish man detained in India says his life depends on new foreign secretary’s intervention

Jagtar Singh Johal’s brother says sibling’s life depends on ‘what David Cameron decides to do’

The National (Scotland)

Jaggi's life depends on what David Cameron does, says brother

The brother of a Briton who has been detained in an Indian jail for more than six years has said he is “hopeful” the new Foreign Secretary can…

The Independent UK

Brother of British blogger detained in India hopes Cameron can secure release

Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained in India for 2,208 days.

The Guardian - UK

Brother of Briton held in India says UK government is ‘more talk and no action’

Gurpreet Singh Johal calls for increased pressure to free brother Jagtar after Rishi Sunak raised case with Narendra Modi

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to lobby Indian PM over release of jailed British blogger

The Sikh Federation said more than 70 MPs have written to Mr Sunak over the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal in India.

The National (Scotland)

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother in plea to PM after letter from Douglas Ross 'mislaid'

A PLEA to Rishi Sunak to put pressure on the Indian Prime Minister to release Jagtar Singh Johal from prison and a possible death penalty has been…

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