Arif Nabizadah | January 24, 2011 SADA – Reflections in the mirror of hidden voices is a Project that started in July 2010 after an active community member in Western Sydney, with the support of...
AFGHAN ARMY NEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION Basir Ahang | Monday 24 January 2011 Luca SannaLast Tuesday Italian Defence Ministry reported the death of the 36th Italian soldier in Afghanistan. The declaration of the...
The Afghan government is trying to whitewash the Taliban’s image by claiming it no longer opposes education for girls. Rachel Reid | guardian.co.uk | Friday 21 January 2011 Afghan girls listen during class at the...
Jan 21, 2011 Strasbourg, France – A major pillar of the European Union’s asylum law was dealt a blow Friday as the European Court of Human Rights rebuked Belgium and Greece for following policies that...
A 2007 court ruling found the minority Baha’i faith to be a form of blasphemy, jeopardizing the legal status of that community. Hindus, Sikhs, and Shiite Muslims—particularly those from the Hazara ethnic group—have also faced...
Yuko Narushima | SMH | January 20, 2011 The Curtin Detention Centre, where asylum seekers are reportedly on a hunger strike. Picture: Nic Ellis Source: The Australian AN AFGHAN asylum seeker has been transferred to...
Back to the danger zone Phil Glendenning | January 19, 2011 Digital image: Judy Green IN HIS recent quarterly report on Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began his discussion of the security situation there with...
Lloyd Jones | January 19, 2011 AAP Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers are in detentionA detainee at the Curtin Detention Centre says hunger striking Afghan asylum seekers protesting over processing delays have been taken unconscious to...
Govt’s “Safe Return” for Afghan Asylum Seekers An Absurdity Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese | 18 Jan 2011 Nearly 3,000 asylum seekers are in detentionFather Jim Carty, co-ordinator of the Marist Asylum Seeker Refugee Centre has...