Daikundi, Afghanistan – June 30 Are you in the area? If you have more information regarding this news, kindly contact us by leaving a comment on our Facebook page or by Tweeting us. Hazara sources in Daikundi have reported that within a period of two days, Taliban have beheaded 17 Hazara on the road between Gizab and Daikundi. […]
Taftan – June 8, 2014 | Quick Facts ( Sources: Express Tribune | Dawn ) Date and Time of Attack: Sunday night, June 8, 2014 Place of Attack: Hashmi Hotel and Syed Murtaza Hotel in Taftan Taftan is approx 600 km from Quetta Terrorist group responsible: Jaish-ul-Islam – same as Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ) All Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Pakistan are […]
Tracking ‘Gitmo5 Taliban Release’
June 3, 2014 : The release of Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five top Taliban leaders that took place on May 31, raises a few serious questions about the nature of the event, US Administration’s position vis-a-vis the important issues of human rights and fighting terrorism, and what it means for the future of Afghanistan. […]
Afghan Hazara asylum seekers in Turkey are facing an uncertain future due to a shift in policy by UNHCR. Compelled by what they call the discriminatory policy of the UN refugee body, these asylum seekers in Turkey resorted to sit-in protest on April 14, 2014 in Ankara in front of the UNHCR office which is still in progress after a lapse of one and a half months. Some of the protestors including women have even sewn their lips and are staging hunger strike to press the UNHCR authorities to treat them fairly.
Australia – May 23, 2014| Australian government has been facing the issue of asylum seekers getting to the country via boats for the last over a decade. Unfortunately, the two major political parties, the Liberal and the Labour, have politicized the issue to the full extent on various occasions particularly on the eve of […]
Australia – May 18, 2014 | Australia is considered to be home to the fourth largest population of Hazaras in the world which is estimated to be over 50,000. Majority of these Hazaras have migrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran in pursuit of safe haven after fleeing persecution and discrimination in their homelands. […]
Canberra, Australia – May 18, 2014| Hundreds of asylum seekers suffered another wave of frustration and despondency Friday as the full bench of High Court of Australia reserved its judgment on a case filed against the decision of immigration minister to freeze the number of permanent protection visas at 2773 for the financial year […]
May 12, 2014 | Asylum seekers who have arrived in Australia by boat have been in a dilemma since the coalition government has taken over power last September. Immigration minister, Scott Morrison, has frequently been introducing new rules and regulations to deter asylum seekers intending to take refuge in Australia after fleeing persecution in their native […]
Turkey – May 11, 2014 | Hazara Refugee Group in Turkey (Twitter: @AfgReguees) has reported recovery of nine Hazara bodies murdered under mysterious circumstances between Turkey and Bulgaria. All victims are reportedly from district Qara-bagh in Ghazni province. Photo: Bodies of 9 Hazaras recovered off Turkish border (@AfgRefugees)