Kamran Mir Hazar

Oct 27, 2024 | kabulpress.org | Kamran Mir Hazar |Kabul Press

IntroductionThe late 19th century marked a tragic chapter in the history of the Hazara people, culminating in a genocide that continues to demand recognition and reparation. This systematic extermination was not an isolated incident but rather a direct consequence of British government involvement, which provided crucial political, financial, and military support to Pashtun tribes in their efforts to subjugate the Hazara population of Hazaristan.

Jan 25, 2024 | kabulpress.org | Kabul Press |Ghafur Sedaghat |Kamran Mir Hazar

Kabul Press?: on January 21, 2024, the Hazara Culture and Solidarity Association, in collaboration with the Begum Committee to Protect Women’s Rights, orchestrated a protest in Trabzon, Türkiye. The demonstration aimed to draw attention to the ongoing Hazara genocide and the targeted abduction of girls, particularly from non-Pashtun communities.

Nov 21, 2023 | kabulpress.org | Kamran Mir Hazar |Kabul Press |Ghafur Sedaghat

In the last decades, the Pashtun politicians have defined social and political concepts based on the interests of Pashtuns. For instance, national interest means the interest of Pashtuns. Equality means over 80% of the national budget for the Pashtun populated area. Equality means a Hazara student with 312 points in the national exam cannot go to university, and a Pashtun student with 132 points can. There is no existed national census, but it is self-claimed that Pashtuns are the majority.

Sep 25, 2023 | kabulpress.org | Kabul Press |Kamran Mir Hazar |Ghafur Sedaghat |Daichopan Azmo

Brief Background The Hazaras are a diverse ethnic group comprised of different religions, they inhabit a vast geographical land throughout Afghanistan, historically known as the autonomous region of Hazaristan.

Aug 5, 2023 | kabulpress.org | Kabul Press |Kamran Mir Hazar |Ghafur Sedaghat

(Bangkok, 4 August 2023) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls for urgent and concerted international action to protect Afghanistan’s Shia and Hazara community. The Shia community of Afghanistan—whose members are predominantly Hazaras—are facing systematic discrimination, targeted attacks, marginalisation, persecution, and harsh restrictions by the Taliban. The Taliban has imposed bans on the Shias’ and Hazaras’ freedom of religion or belief.