Najeeba Wazefadost Leaving your country for good is one of the hardest decisions a person can be forced to make. It means a break with all that you know – your family, your livelihood, your...
By Hadi ZaherIn the first six months of 2010, the UN has documented over 3268 Afghan civilian deaths. As a former refugee, I can understand and share the concerns of the many Afghan asylum seekers...
Ben Farmer in Kabul, 03 Nov 2010 The British Museum will exhibit a hoard of ancient Afghan gold jewellery after Kabul today signs an agreement loaning the treasure to Britain. Bactrian Aphrodite', left, and a...
Hazara People note: If the author(s) of this story looks at the report and news about Hazara People in this website, they will find that Hazara people are in great danger in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
AFGHAN boatpeople seeking asylum must face a “real chance” of persecution if they are returned, not one that is “remote or far-fetched”. New refugee selection criteria, released yesterday by the Immigration Department, appear to have...
Phil Mercer | Sydney, AustraliaAbdul Alizada/ Photo: VOA - P. Merce Afghan Refugees Building New Lives In Australia Hazara refugees in Australia are urging the government to grant more visas to Afghan asylum seekers ....
Human rights worker coming to Vancouver By Darah Hansen Here is an interesting event for anyone considering work with a non-governmental organization: Dr. Sima Samar, a human rights worker in Afghanistan, is visiting Vancouver later...
NICK BUTTERLY CANBERRA, The West Australian November 2, 2010 Hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers could be deported to their homeland from as early as next year under a deal being brokered between the Gillard Government...
The Taliban and their affiliate sectarian groups continue to operate and kill, mostly, the Shia Hazara community. By Ejaz Haider The writer was a Ford Scholar at the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International...