Press Releases

WSO Statement on Lifting of Quebec Soccer Turban Ban

Ottawa (June 15, 2013): It was announced today by the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) that it will immediately lift its ban on the wearing of turbans by Sikh...

WSO Welcomes Clear Turban Directions From FIFA

Ottawa (June 14, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes clear directions from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA, e...

WSO Reacts to Suspension of Quebec Soccer Federation

Ottawa (June 10, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada reacts with sadness to the decision of the Canadian Soccer Association to suspend the Quebec S...

WSO Statement in Remembrance of June 1984

The World Sikh Organization of Canada joins the Sikh community across the world in remembering the Indian army’s June 1984 assault on the Sri Darbar Sahib (G...

Quebec Soccer Federation Decision to Uphold Turban Ban Unreasonable: WSO

Ottawa (June 2, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply saddened by a decision of the Quebec Soccer Federation’s (QSF) Board of Directors ma...

Sajjan Kumar Verdict a Part of the Ongoing Victimization of 1984 Survivors: WSO

Ottawa (April 30, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada expresses its disappointment with the not-guilty verdict pronounced by a Delhi court in the c...

WSO Helps Resolve Edmonton Airport Turban Complaint

Ottawa (April 25, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada has assisted in the resolution of a complaint involving the improper removal and search of a ...

WSO Issues Urgent Correspondence Calling for Halt to Bhullar Execution

Ottawa (April 19, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada has sent urgent correspondence to Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, German Ambassador to ...

WSO Disappointed by Quebec Soccer Federation's Refusal to Allow Turban

Ottawa (April 17, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is disappointed by the refusal of the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) to adopt a direction fro...

WSO Hails Canadian Soccer Association Turban Directive

Ottawa (April 15, 2013): The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes a directive by the Canadian Soccer Association to soccer associations and referees a...