Hazaras Under Attack in Quetta
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Malaysia solution breaks Australian law, says refugee lawyer
By Jay Fletcher About 200 people have arrived on boats to claim refugee protection in Australia since the Australian and Malaysian governments signed a deal to “swap” refugees on July 25. The countries agreed to exchange up to 800 refugees in Australia for 4000 refugees registered with the United Nations in Malaysia. The immigration department [...]
An amazing cultural event was held by the Dorredari Foundation, at the Adelaide College of arts
Aziza Zafari On 10nth of August, 2011, 7:30PM an amazing cultural event was held by the Dorredari Foundation, a group of Afghan writers, poets, singers and artists, in Adelaide college of arts. The evening commenced with a warm greeting from Ms. Lynette Crocker, an aboriginal Australian, who welcomed everyone to Guana Land. She expressed her [...]
Hazara People website launched in Italian
After worldwide popularity of its English and Dari (Persian) versions among the Hazaras, Hazara People website is now expanding its languages. This website is aimed to echo Hazaras’ voices for peace, justice and democracy through as many languages as possible. Based on the request by the Italian Hazaras, this website is now available in Italian [...]
A Hazara student made an aircraft and had successful flight over Shiberghan
Hazara People note: We do respect all ethnic groups, but Hazara People are not Afghan. Afghan or Pashtun is another ethnic group in Afghanistan. Afghan flies his aircraft over Shiberghan by Hadi Ghafari on 6 August, 2011 – 16:09 BAMYAN CITY (PAN): An airplane, made by an Afghan citizen three years ago, has made five [...]
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi behind Hazara killings in Quetta
By Zia Ur Rehman Eleven people, including a woman, were killed on July 30 when gunmen opened fire on a passenger vehicle near Pishin bus stop in Quetta. All the victims were Hazaras. The incident sparked violent protests and Quetta was completely shut down on July 31. This is not the first such attack on [...]
Heartfelt exhibition by asylum seekers
CONOR BYRNE ART from asylum seeker detention centres goes on display at the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in Darwin this week. Footprints of my Heart is a selection of about 60 works mostly from inside the Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) in Berrimah. The inventive collection includes an intricate working model digger made [...]
Footprints of my heart, 11-19 August 2011
Footprints of my heart, 11-19 August 2011 Darwin Supreme Court, State Square, Northern Territory, Australia The majestic Supreme Court foyer in Darwin is the prestigious venue for our exhibition, coinciding with the Darwin Festival and many other cultural events in Darwin’s dynamic dry season. Refugees who have arrived by boat to our Northern shores have [...]
