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RefugeesAustralia eased my memories of war
# Najeeba Wazefadost # From: Herald Sun Dreaming of freedom: A boatload of refugees arrive in Australian waters. Picture: Colin Murty Source: Herald Sun I WAS 12 years old when I arrived in Australia, by...
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RefugeesSweden sees steep rise in asylum seekers
The Local, 4 Jan 11 Figures from Sweden’s Migration Board (Migrationsverket) reveal a sharp increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Sweden during 2010. During the last year, 31,901 people applied for...
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RefugeesSix Afghanistani on hunger strike with sewed lips in central Athens
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011 Reportage of Maro Kouri (photo journalist) For the last 40 days, 100 Afganian refugees live in a camp in Propylaea, in the center of Athens seeking political asylum. Children and babies...
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DiscriminationEthnic discrimination infests Afghan army, soldiers say
“The commander tells us, ‘search your pockets’. If somebody gives him money, he can take vacation. I don’t have any money so I can’t go,” said one soldier, a 20-year-old ethnic Hazara man. Ethnic discrimination...
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RefugeesGreece to build wall on Turkey border to stop refugees
World Bulletin, Sunday, 02 January 2011 Google mapGreece is planning to build a 206-kilometer-long fence on its border with Turkey to keep out refugess trying to cross into Greek territory, a minister has said. Greece...
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VideosThe Story Of Bamiyan Buddhas – how marvels were created and massacred
Dilipkumar, 2 Jan 2011 It’s almost a decade the World’s tallest standing Buddha’s statues of Bamiyan were obliterated…An incident which can’t be justified on any account . It’s inherent human nature to create and destory…...
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RefugeesImmigration minister asked to help Cambridge medical student’s family attend his graduation
The UK’s immigration minister has been asked step in after the family of a Cambridge medical student Mohammad Razai, 24, who is devestated after learning his mother and half-brother may be unable to attend his...
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Human RightsHazara Human Rights Activist Dr Sima Samar Wins Tipperary International Peace Prize
The Tipperary Peace Convention today in a statement announced that the 2010 Tipperary International Peace Prize is to be awarded to Afghan human rights activist, Dr. Sima Samar. The 53 year old Dr. Samar, OC....
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RefugeesIranian Border Forces Mistreat Afghan Refugees
Saturday, 01 January 2011 11:37 Written by TOLOnews.com TOLOnews has obtained a video clip showing some dead and wounded Afghan refugees lying on the ground, with Iranian border forces standing heedlessly by their side. It...
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DiscriminationBlood and Smoke in Hazarajat
Danger for the Taliban’s Favorite Victims As the Taliban fights to make a comeback in Afghanistan, no group is in more danger than the Hazaras. The Taliban’s favorite victims, hundreds of Hazara families froze to...
By Omid Jafari