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Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet

Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet

By Jeffrey Stern Imagine that you live in Afghanistan. Your ancestors have lived there for…

A Systematic Conspiracy against Hazaras in Pakistan

A Systematic Conspiracy against Hazaras in Pakistan

by Muhammad younas Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) seems to have lost from PB2 Quetta-2 seat…

Two Hazaras killed and one injured in targeted attack in Karachi

Two Hazaras killed and one injured in targeted attack in Karachi

May 1, 2013| According to Hazara sources and Jang Karachi News, two Hazaras are killed…

Book Review: The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman

Book Review: The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman

By Richard Marcus Whenever I’ve wanted to learn something about a culture I’d read the…

Fleeing Pakistan Violence, Hazaras Brave Uncertain Journey

Fleeing Pakistan Violence, Hazaras Brave Uncertain Journey

By DECLAN WALSH KARACHI, Pakistan — Stranded in a dingy hotel in the heart of…

The Hazara: A People Under Attack

The Hazara: A People Under Attack

by Carly West “It is our religious duty to kill all Shias… in all of…

Bomber targets Pakistan’s Hazara minority in run-up to elections

Bomber targets Pakistan’s Hazara minority in run-up to elections

By Gul Yousafzai (Reuters) – A prominent leader of Pakistan’s ethnic Hazara minority narrowly escaped…

Bomber targets Pakistan’s Hazara minority in run-up to elections

Bomber targets Pakistan’s Hazara minority in run-up to elections

By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan, April 23 (Reuters) – A prominent leader of Pakistan’s ethnic…

Hazara Muslim shot injured in Quetta by Taliban terrorists

Hazara Muslim shot injured in Quetta by Taliban terrorists

Notorious terrorists of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba (Yazeed) and Taliban on Friday shot injured a  Hazara  in…

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

60 asylum seekers whose boat sunk in route to Australia, with Indonesian authorities still scrambling…

Mohammad Ahmadi’s Story A PERSONAL STORY OF A HAZARA BOY WHO FLED AFGHANISTAN AND THE STORY OF A GENERATION

Mohammad Ahmadi’s Story A PERSONAL STORY OF A HAZARA BOY WHO FLED AFGHANISTAN AND THE STORY OF A GENERATION

by Marina Mogli 1. Mohammad, a Hazara refugee and asylum seeker in Sweden Mohammad’s story…

Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan

Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan

Three years ago the first Gole Badam Festival was held in Daykundi Province. In 2010…

Hazaras flee ‘systematic genocide’ in Pakistan

Hazaras flee ‘systematic genocide’ in Pakistan

Ben Doherty Despite the risks of the long, slow boat trip to Australia – made…

What will elections bring for Hazaras – more death?

What will elections bring for Hazaras – more death?

by Muhammad Younas It was October 5, 1999 when ex-education minister Sardar Nisar Ali was…

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

324 noted poets including Nobel, Pulitzer, continental and national literary prize winners as well as…

Amnesty International: Imminent deportation poses grave risk for Hazaras’ safety

Amnesty International: Imminent deportation poses grave risk for Hazaras’ safety

Amnesty International has grave concerns with the Government’s recent move to start returning Hazara asylum…

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  • Chain poem and a poetry anthology dedicated to the Hazara people
  • Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan
  • Hazaristan, Hazara Faces and Persecution of the Hazara people
  • Hazaras flee ‘systematic genocide’ in Pakistan
  • Spring in Daykundi, the heart of Hazaristan(Almonds’ Land)
  • World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara
  • A Protest in Atlanta Georgia USA Against Hazara Genocide in Quetta Pakistan
  • Hazaras’ Protest in Holland Against Hazara Genocide in Quetta
  • Hunger Strike in Kabul against Hazaras’ genocide in Quetta
  • World-wide Protest: Declaration Against Hazara Genocide In Pakistan
  • Poets from 88 Countries Demand Halt to Genocide against Hazara
  • An open letter from World-wide Poets addressed to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, and President of the United States, Barack Obama.
  • Bamiyan protest against Hazaras genocide in Pakistan
  • Kabul protest against Hazaras genocide in Pakistan

The Hazara: A People Under Attack

by Carly West “It is our religious duty to kill all Shias… in all of Pakistan, especially Quetta, we will continue our successful jihad against the Shia Hazara and Pakistan will become a graveyard for them.” -A letter of intent circulated by the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in 2011 Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons The Pakistani…

The Hazara: A People Under Attack

Hazara Muslim shot injured in Quetta by Taliban terrorists

Notorious terrorists of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba (Yazeed) and Taliban on Friday shot injured a  Hazara  in Quetta Balochistan ahead of General elections. The gory incident took place in Wahdat Colony Bus Stop No2 Quetta. Photo Archive, Hazara genocide in quetta …………… A Hazara, Mohammad Bashir son of Shah Wali was hit by the Saudi funded terrorists…

Hazara Muslim shot injured in Quetta by Taliban terrorists

Genocide of Hazaras in Balochistan forced dozens to flee

Hazara People International Network: Local news and sources in Baluchistan say dozens of Hazara people forced to flee as the target killings have increased in this province. Some local sources have confirmed that more than 70 families moved to Peshawar and Islamabad. Target killing of Hazaras in Pakistan is a clear example of genocide. This…

Genocide of Hazaras in Balochistan forced dozens to flee

Daykundi: Passion for Education Under Shadows of Discrimination

Iqbal Ahmad Oruzgani Iqbal Ahamd Urozgani is a civil engineering student at Kabul University. His hobbies are walking , biking ,taking photos, playing with kids and sharing and passing messages from Central Highlands Afghanistan to the world. He has taken these photos for Hazara People International Network.…

Daykundi: Passion for Education Under Shadows of Discrimination

Discrimination against Hazara female air force pilots, Los Angeles Times reported.

  The two women in their 20s were trained in the U.S. how to fly military helicopters, but in Afghanistan, they have been ignored and put off by the air force.  Read full story on Los Angeles Times website.…

Discrimination against Hazara female air force pilots, Los Angeles Times reported.

Afghanistan News

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

60 asylum seekers whose boat sunk in route to Australia, with Indonesian authorities still scrambling to launch a co-ordinated rescue effort. The boat was carrying as many as 72 people when it hit rocks off the coast of West Java.…

Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan

Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan

Three years ago the first Gole Badam Festival was held in Daykundi Province. In 2010 Hazara People International Network proposed to create this Festival in order to celebrate the almond tree’s florescence. Almonds are the main agriculture product in the…

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

324 noted poets including Nobel, Pulitzer, continental and national literary prize winners as well as the presidents of the international poetry festivals, presidents of PEN clubs, and writers associations from 93 countries have chosen to release an open letter to…

Poets from 88 Countries Demand Halt to Genocide against Hazara

Poets from 88 Countries Demand Halt to Genocide against Hazara

  270 noted poets including Nobel, Pulitzer, continental and national literary prize winners as well…

Discrimination against Hazara female air force pilots, Los Angeles Times reported.

Discrimination against Hazara female air force pilots, Los Angeles Times reported.

  The two women in their 20s were trained in the U.S. how to fly…

Pashtun extremists in RFE/RL are after Hazara Anti-Taliban commander Abdul Hakim Shujai

Pashtun extremists in RFE/RL are after Hazara Anti-Taliban commander Abdul Hakim Shujai

Hazara People International Network: It has been clearly mentioned in Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty…

Hazara People International Network’s letter to Australian politicians about the Hazara asylum seekers

Hazara People International Network’s letter to Australian politicians about the Hazara asylum seekers

Dear Sir/ Madam We are writing to ask you to support Hazara asylum seekers in…

Turkic Azeri and Hazara Solidarity Network established

Turkic Azeri and Hazara Solidarity Network established

Turkic Azeri and Hazara Solidarity Network With respect to the values of humanity and belief…

Sinless Death!

Sinless Death!

by Asmat Yari Endowed with profound devotion to education, peace promotion, in-depth love for country,…

Afghanistan: Road Dangers and the Rising Threat of Renewed Ethnic Violence

Afghanistan: Road Dangers and the Rising Threat of Renewed Ethnic Violence

by Melissa Kerr Chiovenda Bamyan Province is still a pocket of relative tranquility in Afghanistan.…

Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

Hazara Asylum seekers missing after boat sinks off coast of Indonesia

60 asylum seekers whose boat sunk in route to Australia, with Indonesian authorities still scrambling…

Mohammad Ahmadi’s Story A PERSONAL STORY OF A HAZARA BOY WHO FLED AFGHANISTAN AND THE STORY OF A GENERATION

Mohammad Ahmadi’s Story A PERSONAL STORY OF A HAZARA BOY WHO FLED AFGHANISTAN AND THE STORY OF A GENERATION

by Marina Mogli 1. Mohammad, a Hazara refugee and asylum seeker in Sweden Mohammad’s story…

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara

324 noted poets including Nobel, Pulitzer, continental and national literary prize winners as well as…

Amnesty International: Imminent deportation poses grave risk for Hazaras’ safety

Amnesty International: Imminent deportation poses grave risk for Hazaras’ safety

Amnesty International has grave concerns with the Government’s recent move to start returning Hazara asylum…

Immigration dept prepares to return Hazara men to Afghanistan

Immigration dept prepares to return Hazara men to Afghanistan

A refugee activist says the men have been denied due process but the Government is…

Hazara People International Network’s letter to Australian politicians about the Hazara asylum seekers

Hazara People International Network’s letter to Australian politicians about the Hazara asylum seekers

Dear Sir/ Madam We are writing to ask you to support Hazara asylum seekers in…

Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet

Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet

By Jeffrey Stern Imagine that you live in Afghanistan. Your ancestors have lived there for hundreds of years, but you are a minority. In fact, you are a minority two times over, because the religion you practice is different from…

Fleeing Pakistan Violence, Hazaras Brave Uncertain Journey

Fleeing Pakistan Violence, Hazaras Brave Uncertain Journey

By DECLAN WALSH KARACHI, Pakistan — Stranded in a dingy hotel in the heart of this port city, waiting for the smuggler’s call, Hussain felt at once trapped and poised for freedom. Behind lay his hometown, Quetta, the city in…

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