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NewsAfter standoff, Karzai opens newly assertive Afghan parliament
By Ben Arnoldy | Yahoo News | Wed Jan 26, 2011 New Delhi – President Hamid Karzai inaugurated Afghanistan’s newly elected parliament on Wednesday, a concession by him that adds weight to the increasingly assertive...
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EuropeCountrywide Hunger Strike In Greece
TUESDAY, 25 JANUARY 2011 APA hunger strike by 300 migrants across Greece begins today. It is the latest in a long line of hunger strikes by refugees denied asylum by a regime that currently only...
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EuropeSix EU countries stop sending refugees back to Greece
Monday Jan 24, 2011 UK, Sweden, Norway Germany, Finland and Denmark react to court decision A number of Afghan and Iranian refugees have already gone on hunger strike in central Athens to demand their asylum...
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Refugees25th of January 300 migrants will go on hunger strike in Greece
Announcement by the Assembly of Migrant Hunger Strikers We are migrant men and women from all over Greece. We came here due to poverty, unemployment, wars and dictatorships. The multinational companies and their political servants...
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ArtAfghanistani Community Cultural Night in Sydney, Australia
Arif Nabizadah | January 24, 2011 SADA – Reflections in the mirror of hidden voices is a Project that started in July 2010 after an active community member in Western Sydney, with the support of...
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NewsThe Afghan Army Disperses and Pashtun Soldiers Join the Taliban
AFGHAN ARMY NEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION Basir Ahang | Monday 24 January 2011 Luca SannaLast Tuesday Italian Defence Ministry reported the death of the 36th Italian soldier in Afghanistan. The declaration of the...
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NewsWho benefits from Taliban revisionism?
The Afghan government is trying to whitewash the Taliban’s image by claiming it no longer opposes education for girls. Rachel Reid | guardian.co.uk | Friday 21 January 2011 Afghan girls listen during class at the...
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RefugeesEU deportation guidelines slammed in case of Afghan asylum seeker
Jan 21, 2011 Strasbourg, France – A major pillar of the European Union’s asylum law was dealt a blow Friday as the European Court of Human Rights rebuked Belgium and Greece for following policies that...
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AustraliaAustralian Hazara Council Action Plan & Responce to MOU
Australian Hazara Council | Friday 21 January 2011 Australian Hazara Council Action Plan & Responce to MOU
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NewsFreedom House report says Hazara ethnic group faced official obstacles and discrimination by the Sunni Muslim majority
A 2007 court ruling found the minority Baha’i faith to be a form of blasphemy, jeopardizing the legal status of that community. Hindus, Sikhs, and Shiite Muslims—particularly those from the Hazara ethnic group—have also faced...
By Hazara International