International Sikh Youth Federation - Bannings

Bannings

In February 2001, the United Kingdom banned twenty-one groups, including the ISYF, under a new terrorism law.

In 2002, the ISYF was banned in India.

In June 2003, Canada banned the organization.

The ISYF was added to the US Treasury Department terrorism list on June 27, 2002. In April 2004, the United States added four organizations, including the ISYF, to its terror list, allowing the US to deny entry (and to deport) any of its members.

The Vancouver Sun reported in February 2008 that Dabinderjit Singh was campaigning to have both the Babbar Khalsa and International Sikh Youth Federation delisted as terrorist organizations. The article went on to state that the Public Safety Minister had never been approached by anyone lobbying to delist the banned groups and said, "the decision to list organizations such as Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code is intended to protect Canada and Canadians from terrorism".