Sawant, known for her advocacy against caste discrimination and criticism of the Indian government's policies, has been denied a visa three times since May 2024, with no official explanation provided.

After Indian consulate in Seattle rejected Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant’s emergency visa, she has alleged that the Embassy staff physically assaulted her and called the police.

Kshama Sawant, an Indian-origin American politician, led a demonstration after being denied an emergency visa to visit her ailing mother in Bengaluru. The Indian consulate in Seattle described the ...

Kshama Sawant is an Indian American politician who was denied a visa for being on the ‘reject list’ of the Indian government, she claimed. In a post on X, Sawant said that the consulate is ...

Following this, Ms. Sawant staged, what she called, a “peaceful civil disobedience” for the lack of providing a reason for her visa rejection. The Indian consulate in Seattle has contested ...

The Indian Consulate in Seattle was faced with a law and order situation over the emergency visa denial to Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant. The Consulate General of India in Seattle said ...

Former Seattle City Council member and socialist Kshama Sawant is claiming she was assaulted by staff at the Indian consulate in Seattle on Friday, according to The Hindu. The Hindu reported a ...

Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American politician and a critic of India’s Hindu Right, has “urged” the country’s political Opposition to speak up for critics like her, saying it is in their ...

Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant has again come in focus. Pune-born Sawant has been active in US politics, particularly politics in the city of Seattle for many years now. On Friday ...

She claims to be on a 'visa reject' list for passing a law in Washington state to end caste discrimination The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in ...

According to news reports, Sawant first applied for a visa in May 2024, followed by another application in June 2024, both of which were rejected without explanation. In early 2025, she submitted ...

City Manager Alvaro Nuñez is pleased to announce the appointments of Minh Thai and Kathryn “Kat” Downs to the position of ...