Besmellah Rezaee grew up in Afghanistan, he is part of the Hazara people, the most persecuted people in the country. After only six years in Australia, Besmellah Rezaee has already achieved more than others do in a lifetime. Besmellah works tirelessly on behalf of the Afghanistanis community in Australia, especially through the media. He co-founded [...]
Londoner of the Day goes to student photographer Asef Ali Mohammad, who is in line for a prestigious international prize for his snap of a “fleeting moment in time.” Middlesex University undergraduate Asef is one of 10 finalists on the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition. Judges were drawn to his [...]
Tragedy of a secret deal As Afghan authorities probe possible avenues for brokering peace with insurgent forces, the death of a child in a Taliban rocket attack that was sanctioned by the governor of Ghazni Province raises a crucial question: When does harsh pragmatism become a crime? by Rahmat Alizada , Ghazni , 15.11.2011 Nine-year-old [...]
Two films made by Hazara director Abdullah Ferjad, cinema graduate of Kabul fine arts academy, Afghanistan. 21-25 February 2012 Screening introduces by Vikki Riley, art curator and English editor of Kabul Press.
The Context of the Operation The Afshar operation of February 1993 represented the largest and most integrated use of military power undertaken by the ISA up to that time. There were two tactical objectives to the operation. First, Massoud intended, through the operation to capture the political and military headquarters of Hizb-i Wahdat, (which was [...]
A.Jalil Benish Speaking of Afshar means speaking of the wildest crimes of humankind which other communities and places of the world may have experienced. However, the size and wildness of the crime is not unique in the history of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has witnessed obscene and anti-human crimes and massacres. Even within the past three decades [...]
* Report holds government agencies, like ISI, IB, FC, police responsible for violence in province By Manzoor Qadir ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Watch, an NGO keeping a watch on gross human rights violations in Balochistan, has asked the United States to take action against the crimes taking place in the province. The crimes include extra-judicial killings, [...]
Hazara People International Network note: Author of the following story has came with a question; is massacres of the Hazaras in Pakistan a genocide? We strongly believe that yes, it is a genocide. The second article of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide clearly says: In the present Convention, genocide [...]
Hazara People International Network: Afghan ministry of finance has released 1391 national budget draft and sent it to parliament. Same as other years in the past, the tribal mafia government of Hamid Karzai considered less than two percent of the national budget of Afghanistan for Hazara populated areas like Bamian and Daikondy. This systematic discrimination [...]
by lemonjelly Hussain Sadiqi grew up in Afghanistan, he was part of the Hazara people, the most persecuted of ethnic minorities in the country. In 1999, when the Taliban increased their violence against the Hazara, his family helped him flee the country. ? The eleven minute short documentary “The Art of Fighting,” is about his [...]
