European Journal of Human Genetics (2011) 19, 216–223; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2010.153; published online 8 September 2010 A Central Asian origin of the Hazaras? Our study confirms the results of Li et al‘s study48 that cluster the Hazara population with Central Asian populations, rather than Mongolian populations, which is consistent with ethnological studies.49 Our results further extend these findings, as we [...]
Continue reading …By Refugee Action Coalition Sydney Three Hazara asylum seekers who were tortured and beaten unconscious by guards at the end of February after attempting to escape the Pontianak detention centre in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, have been refusing food since the night of Wednesday 18th April. Mark Goudkamp from the Refugee Action Coalition and Ridwan Bakar [...]
Continue reading …Omid Bidar Over the past decade Hazara minority have been affected by sectarian violence of religious extremist groups in Quetta, Pakistan; who constantly terrorize the Shiite (Shia) Hazara Pakistani civilians because of their race and religion. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) is a Sunni-Deobandi outfit which has claimed almost all the attacks occurred on Hazara community members since [...]
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