December 26, 2010 Human Rights Watch urged the European Union on Thursday to stop returning migrants and asylum seekers to Ukraine, saying that they faced abuse and torture in the former Soviet republic. Given its proximity to the EU, Ukraine has become a hub for migrants fleeing violence in countries such as Afghanistan and Somalia [...]
Steven Glass December 29, 2010 It is obvious, when I first meet Reza*, that his life has been difficult. You can see it in his eyes, in his furrowed brow, in the lines deeply etched in his face. He is not yet 40, but he appears perhaps two decades older. Still, he holds himself erect [...]
Hazara People note: Hazaras are most populated ethnic group in Ghazni, not Pashtuns. Karzai’s regime is afraid to undertake a national census. By Pamela Constable Friday, December 24, 2010 IN KABUL Ethnic chauvinism, which has long bedeviled this fiercely tribal country and fueled a destructive civil war in the early 1990s, is erupting again in [...]
Steven Glass It is obvious, when I first meet Reza*, that his life has been difficult. You can see it in his eyes, in his furrowed brow, in the lines deeply etched in his face. He is not yet 40, but he appears perhaps two decades older. Still, he holds himself erect and smiles as [...]
by Venceremos! | 12.24.2010 Afghan and Iranianwomen and children seekingasylum in Greece beingbattered and assaultedby the elite units of the Greek police, right outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection. Asylum seekers, outside The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece, have—once more—sewn their lips! HELP! POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST AFGHAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GREECE!ASYLUM [...]
Hazara People note: Hazaras are most populated ethnic group in Ghazni, not Pashtuns. Karzai’s regime is afraid to undertake a national census. Afghanistan’s Hazaras gain clout in disputed parliamentary elections By Pamela Constable Thursday, December 23, 2010; 7:23 PM Source IN KABUL Ethnic chauvinism, which has long bedeviled this fiercely tribal country and fueled a [...]
Dear Sydneysiders: Abbas Hazara, member of the Executive Committee of Australian Hazara Council responsible for matters relating to Youth and Education will be presenting at a meeting being held this Sunday, December 26, 2010. The meeting which is being organised by Australian Hazara Council is aimed at selecting potential members for the Youth and Education [...]
Written by By U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Julie Brummund Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 16:22 GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team traveled to Qara Bagh District Dec. 17 to inspect the status of the ongoing road project between Qara Bagh city and Sanga Masha in Jaghuri District. [...]
ClandestinEnglish, 21 December 2010 On December 20, in Athens, some 100 Afghans and Iranians who are camped outside Propylaia (University of Athens) and UNHCR respectively, held a demonstration and a gathering outside the ministry of public order, demanding to be granted asylum.
The critical political question is now this one: Are we committed to Afghanistan or to the Karzai government? There are many, many Afghans who will fight the Taliban and al-Qaida whether we continue to do so or not: the Hazara and the Tajiks and a good number of the nation’s women and city-dwellers. Not to [...]
