A free-press martyr: Threats are `not going to stop my work'.

Tara Singh Hayer knew all too well that standing up for freedom of expression can be dangerous: An assassination attempt in 1988 left the editor and publisher of the Indo-Canadian Times paralyzed and using a wheelchair.

Undeterr he continued his work at the Vancouver, British Columbia, weekly newspaper, promoting human rights, liberated speech and espousing moderate views forward contentious issues among Canada's Sikhs. His opinions frequently angered those in the community who advocated political violence.

In 1989 bomb planted outside the newspaper's offices were discovered and