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RefugeesCurtin detainees ‘on hunger strike’
FLIP PRIOR | The West Australian | January 18, 2011 Hundreds of asylum seekers at the Curtin Detention Centre near Derby have gone on hunger strike this morning and are refusing to even drink water,...
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RefugeesThousands of Afghan asylum seekers face deportation
Yuko Narushima IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT | January 18, 2011 AUSTRALIA has the green light to deport thousands of Afghan asylum seekers after reaching a historic agreement with the Afghan government. The Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, signed...
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RefugeesAppeal to the Aussie government for sympathetic consideration of the cases of Hazara asylum-seekers
Hazara People | January 04, 2011 Photo: Paul HarrisThe centuries-long oppressed and under-represented ethnic Hazaras may have viewed a gleam of hope when they put their lives at a stake to embark on an, otherwise,...
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RefugeesAustralia, Afghan refugee forced return deal
ABC Radio Australia | January 17, 2011 A new agreement between Australia and Afghanistan paves the way for the first forced return of Afghans who are deemed not to be refugees. And if that happens,...
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NewsSpecial Court Provides No Solution to Parliamentary Crisis
Asar Hakimi | Afghanistan Votes | January 16, 2011 The new Parliament is scheduled to begin its work within less than a week, but the controversy over last September’s election continues. A special court has...
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News80% of Schools Shut in Helmand
Tolo News Insecurity has caused the closure of 80% of schools in Helmand, local officials say. According to the governor of Helmand, the main reasons for the closure are insecurity, burning of schools, and intimidation...
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RefugeesAfghan asylum seekers missing off Greek island
The migrants rescued are all well and say they are Afghans, said a coastguard official who declined to be named. Sunday, 16 January 2011 09:43 A Dutch-flagged vessel rescued 241 immigrants stranded on a wooden...
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NewsPashtun Suicide bomber kills civilians including Hazaras in Kabul
A wounded Hazara man rests in a hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul January 12, 2011. A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed two people and wounded more than 35 near the Afghan...
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ArtMy life story
Muzafar Ali | Hazara People | January 10, 2011 Muzafar Ali I was born in Uruzgan in 1986, in ethnic Hazara family. Our entire family migrated to Pakistan when I was a child. The main...
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RefugeesTo stop the refugee boats, start by setting up a visa queue in Quetta
Andrew Laming | The Australian | January 10, 2011 TWENTY years ago, Gul Rasul lost his leg at the hip while clearing Afghan villages of landmines. He helped refugees return from Pakistan, but his price...
By Omid Jafari