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International Sikh Youth Federation

Terrorism · Sanctioned entity

International Sikh Youth Federation is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION · International Sikh Youth Federation · International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) · International Sikh Youth Federation （ISYF） · 国際シーク青年連盟				[sources]
Other name	ISYF · Интернешънъл Сих Юут Федерейшън (ИСЮФ)				[sources]
Weak alias	ISYF				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	India · Pakistan				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
OpenCorporates URL	opencorporates.com				[sources]
PermID	`5083483598` · `5083484000`				[sources]
Program	Section 411 of the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (8 U.S.C. § 1182) Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL)				[sources]
Registration number	`REMSFMYX3QJ3`				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`REMSFMYX3QJ3`				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	Pakistan, United Kingdom, India · ~,~ India, Nonconviction Terror, India				[sources]
Source link	www.publicsafety.gc.ca · permid.org · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.dans.bg · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-03	Last processed	2024-12-03	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

The International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) is a secessionist group founded in the United Kingdom in 1984 as the international arm of the All Indian Sikh Students’ Federation. Chapters of ISYF were later opened throughout the UK, Germany, Canada and the United States.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

The International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) was founded in 1984 in the United Kingdom as an international branch of the All India Sikh Students' Federation (AISSF), with centres in several countries, including Canada. ISYF’s Canadian branch was disbanded in 2002. The ISYF is a Sikh organization whose aim is to promote Sikh philosophy and the establishment of an independent Sikh nation called Khalistan. Since 1984, ISYF was responsible for a number of low-intensity bombings, assassinations, and kidnappings, which targeted Hindus, moderate Sikhs, and Indian government officials. ISYF was also implicated in a range of failed bomb and firearm attacks. The ISYF collaborates and/or associates with a number of Sikh terrorist organizations, including Babbar Khalsa International. In 2023, a number of ISYF associates, including its chief, were arrested for allegedly smuggling arms, ammunition, drugs and explosives across the Punjab border.

— Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities, 2024-06-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Pakistan, United Kingdom, India	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1373 (2001)	2022-09-16	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
Ministry of Home Affairs	TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS LISTED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Ministry of Finance	テロリスト等 / 米国等が資産凍結等の措置を実施した個人及び団体	2002-07-06	-

Data sources

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities79

The Canadian governments own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism

Canada · Public Safety Canada

US Department of State Terrorist Exclusion55

Organizations designated as terrorist for immigration purposes.

United States · State

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,229

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Bulgarian Persons of Interest574

A list of persons and companies sanctioned for involvement with terrorism financing released by the government in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria · OMNIO Compliance · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,181

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Indian Ministry of Home Affairs Banned Organizations122

List of banned organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

India · MHA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions118,896

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PermID Open Data3,099

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

OpenCorporates866

The largest open database of company data in the world, with data from over 140 registries.

External dataset · OpenCorporates.com · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-dos-terr-d9910f4b899f894694d8af03b83c2b7d0a21e85e · in-mha-56a3fd785cd9868a3ba29c277d1ab4d971ef7362 · au-dfat-346-international-sikh-youth-federation · in-mha-167f1ed5b5917a0098df71038725989ffc4e6b62 · oc-companies-us-ca-1831362 · permid-5083483598 · in-mha-2164c8f10cc82db4e775a916131eddcb560f90ac · permid-5083484000 · ofac-7228 · ja-mof-771a1cb909972e0e3d0e485ad196b6cdc5af2ea5 · ca-lte-33-international-sikh-youth-federation-isyf · usgsa-s4mr3pb0s · in-mha-13703eb9d0834934cacf039055f0219e37b588ae · omnio-ce7e5bccd6dc6158f9eb1bff2419b4b5c8e4fc0f

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