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NewsCoercive Mass Displacement in Uruzgan
In addition to the numerous afflictions the Afghans have tolerated so far, evidences say that there are more things yet to appear in sight under president Karzai. Irrespective of how much realistic the government reports...
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NewsAFGHAN GOVERNMENT AND AFGHAN ELECTION COMMISSION USURPED HAZARAS’ SUFFRAGE
Photo: Muzafar AliLiaquat Ali Hazara, September 26, 2010: The Parliamentary Election of 18th September, 2010 in Afghanistan was thought to be a harbinger of positive socio-political change in Afghanistan’s multi-ethnic scenario as various concerned quarters,...
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NewsHazara Mass Displacement From Uruzgan
Photo: H. HussainiAn untold catastrophe in Afghanistan is underway. There has been mass displacement and forced-migration of Hazaras from Uruzgan Province recently. Though the Hazaras, who are in minority in Uruzgan Province, have faced brutal...
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Pakistan and the rest of Asia PacificIn Hazarajat…
Karl, September 25, 2010: Just returned from three weeks in Afghanistan, with most of that time spent in Bamyan Province – or Hazarajat, as the greater Hazara region is sometimes called. Bamyan is an exotic...
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NewsAfghanistan’s elections: progress and stagnation
Photo from BBC PersianNushin Arbabzadah, 25 September 2010: Last week’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation. But progress and...
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EuropeLIAQUAT ALI HAZARA QUITS HAZARA INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF GREAT BRITAIN
Liaquat Ali HazaraLiaquat Ali Hazara (LAH) – who joined HIF as Secretary, Press and Communication a few months ago with a recent upward promotion as elected Secretary General – has decided to resign from his...
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RefugeesEU parliament approves migrant repatriation deal with Pakistan
Strasbourg, France – The European Parliament on Tuesday approved an agreement that will allow European Union governments to send back to Pakistan illegal migrants caught in their territories.EU parliament The agreement also covers rejected asylum...
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RefugeesWe Need To Fix Immigration Detention Now
Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young The Australian Greens spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young It’s time to accept that the current system of detention of asylum-seekers is not working, and that as a compassionate country we need...
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RefugeesAustralia, don’t offload asylum seekers to East Timor
AIAustralia | 20 September 2010 Afghanistani refugee Najeeba describes what it’s like to flee your home and country for fear of violence and persecution, and explains what the Gillard Government’s latest plans for a regional...
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RefugeesExpert calls for end to Australian freeze on Afghan asylum seekers
An internationally-recognised expert on Afghanistan is calling for an end to the Australian government’s ”]freeze on processing asylum seekers from the country. Earlier this year, the government announced it was suspending asylum applications from Afghanistan...
By Hazara International