I have seen no evidence that would lead me to believe that the situation for Tamils in Sri Lanka or for Hazaras in Afghanistan had improved to the extent that one would feel it was...
Hazara People note: We respect all people, but Hazara people are not Afghan. Afghan or Pashtun is another ethnic group in Afghanistan. Supporters of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, an ethnic Hazara member of Parliament/ Reuters Pictures...
Mass Killing during the Military Operation of Taliban: The Taliban first time entered Bamyan city 13th September, 1998 after short fighting on Aghrubut pass. On 15-17 September the Taliban launched search in Bamyan villages to...
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has admitted handling money involved in an attempt to smuggle Afghan asylum seekers to Australia. Rahmatullah Bostan, formerly of Shepparton, received more than $50,000 as part of the people-smuggling operation and transferred...
Media release from the Greens: The Australian Greens have called for discussions with the new Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, to work towards a more sensible approach to asylum-seekers, according to Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Senator Hanson-Young,...
By Niko LekaHazara refugee broke out of their detention centre on September 1 to hold a peaceful seven-hour protest. Photo from RAC Victoria. Hazara asylum seekers, who broke out of the Northern Immigration Detention Centre...
An open letter to the world Islam intellectuals, scholars, mullahs, and leaders Click here and sign the letter The Taliban have committed war crimes, massacres, crimes against humanity, and other sorts of human An open...
Greg Barns For all the talk by independents and Greens about the opportunity for a kinder and more considered political discourse to emerge from this inconclusive federal election, there is so far little to show...
Rights group: Violence threatens Afghan elections By DUSAN STOJANOVIC, KABUL, Afghanistan — The legitimacy of Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections is severely threatened by insurgent attacks on candidates and the lack of security provided by the government,...