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Back to the primitive past: Pashtuns stoning, trampling with horses and burning their victims with impunity

A Pashtun Kuchi

Note: If you are under 18, please do not open this page. By Kamran Mir Hazar and Vikki Riley | Darwin, Australia A new documentary made by Hazara director Ali Mohammadi, seen by Kabul Press shows a hitherto previously unseen dimension to the spectre of Pashtun Kuchis crimes against Hazaras in Behsood and Daimirdad district [...]

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan,Afghanistan News,Australia,Hazaristan,Human Rights | Read More »

Norway should give asylum to Kazim Yazdani

Hazara historian Kazim Yazdani

A FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP FOR HAJ KAZIM YAZDANI Mr. Yazdani is a historian, researcher and author of fifteen books. His writings represent historical facts and political developments, social and cultural discriminations in Afghanistan and the region. He is a prominent personality and religious reformer, human rights and minority rights defender. Mr. Yazdani`s works talk about [...]

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Europe,Refugees & Asylum Seekers | Read More »

When Will The Hazaras Have a Day Without Mourning?

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Hazara People:The target killing of the Hazaras in Quetta Pakistan does not seem to be stopping. Wednesday, January 25th, three more Hazara personalities were targeted in Quetta Pakistan by extremist terrorists of “Lashkar e Jhangvi”. Mohammad Anwar, a poet, Abid Hussain a television actor and Welayat Hussain a police officer were all shot-dead at 9:00 [...]

January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Asia Pacific,Hazara News,Hazara People | Read More »

The Man Who Jumped, Tuesday, January 24

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Melinda Houston SBS One, 9.30pm Sadly, one suspects that even if people who loathe ”boat people” watch this, it’s unlikely to change their minds. For we latte sippers, though, who are deeply concerned about Australia’s treatment of refugees, The Man Who Jumped is a thorough, thoughtful and timely study of our refugee policies, framed by [...]

January 24th, 2012 | Posted in Australia,Refugees & Asylum Seekers | Read More »

Human Security, Peacebuilding, and the Hazara Minority of Afghanistan

A Hazara family. Photo by Najibullah Musafer

STUDY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY SECURITY OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS IN NON-WESTERN SOCIETIES By Annika Frantzell Department of Political Science Master’s Thesis in Global Studies Supervisor: Ted Svensson Lund University Abstract This thesis is focused on the lack of investment in the human security of the marginalized Hazara minority of [...]

January 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan,Economical Rights,Hazara News,Human Rights | Read More »

From Afghanistan To Australia “A Family Celebratec”

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January 19th, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan,Australia,Hazara News,Hazara People,Hazaristan | Read More »

HAC – RESEARCH FOR SICK KIDS

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Hazara Association “Canada” Just wanted to bring to your attention this great opportunity that a soccer tournament will be held in March 2012 as part of Fund Raising Event for Leukemia – research for sick kids. Hazara Association of Canada (HAC) has decided to participate in this great event. This event will take place in [...]

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Hazara News,Hazara People,Latin America, US & Canada,Sport | Read More »

Helping the Hazara of Afghanistan and Pakistan

Hazara Children on their way to school in the fabled Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan, famous for the mountain Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban. Photo by Hadi Zaher, creative commons license

Posted by Saleem Ali of University of Vermont (USA) By Saleem H. Ali and M. Saleem Javed The current predicament of ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a cause of grave concern, and it is essential for the international community to be aware of multiple complexities and rivalries in the region. For [...]

January 17th, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan,Asia Pacific,Hazara News,Human Rights | Read More »

Reviewing a year of struggle

The breadth of the campaign against coal seam gas is impressive, involving country and city, farmers and socialists, celebrities and greenies. Photo: Peter Boyle

By Paul Benedek The global economic meltdown is yet to hit Australia hard, but 2011 was still a busy year of struggle in this relatively sheltered, wealthy country. The year began with an Australian citizen on the global centre stage. WikiLeaks cables embarrassed governments worldwide, revealing war crimes and treachery, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange [...]

January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Refugees & Asylum Seekers | Read More »

No Shelter, No Protection: Afghanistani Asylum Seekers Struggle to Survive in Greece

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By Basir Ahang Within the sprawling city of Athens, Greece, Victoria Park resembles a war front camp. Close to a thousand Afghanistani asylum seekers, many are children, now call this park home. Hoping to put the struggles of a war torn homeland behind them, they left Afghanistan to find security. Sadly, the hunger, homelessness, cruelty [...]

January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan,Europe,Human Rights,Media,Refugees & Asylum Seekers | Read More »

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