here's our religion editor aleem maqbool.is canadian sikh, he might have hoped for unequivocal public support from canada's friends. a lot of your allies have been silent on this. i wonder what your reaction to that is... but that hasn't come, even from the uk — leaving prime minister trudeau a lonely figure, and british sikhs upset. some already felt they had reason to feel aggrieved. take the case of jagtar singh johalfrom dumbarton. he's a well—known sikh rights activist, and in 2017 went to india to get married. but there, he was bundled into a car and has been in prison ever since. he says he's been tortured and is frequently marched to court, accused of extremist offences, which he denies, though he's yet to be tried. there have been six years of protests. a un working group publically called for mrjohal�*s immediate release, but the british government has yet to do the same. jagtar�*s brother says he's impressed by canada's stance. the canadian prime minister stood up for his citizen, heard about what's happened to one