May 27th 2012 Source: dailyBhaskar Ahmedabad: A Hindu couple, from Afghanistan, who had come to India in a refugee camp after the war in Afghanistan in 1992, was arrested by the Sardarnagar police station. The duo was trying to flee to Italy on fake passports. The police have primarily found that the couple had… Continue reading Afghan Hindu family held with fake passports
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Sikhs celebrating Vaisakhi in Nangarhar
By Babrak Amirzada Apr 12, 2012 – 17:32 Source Link to Video JALALABAD (PAN): The long-oppressed Sikhs on Wednesday began celebrating Vaisakhi, the holiest day on their religious calendar, in eastern Nangarhar province, where thousands of minority families have been forced into migration over the past three decades. Of the 37,464 Sikh families living in the eastern… Continue reading Sikhs celebrating Vaisakhi in Nangarhar
Looking for a safe haven
Medical tourism is providing a new source of livelihood to Afghan nationals in New Delhi; But an old problem still remains for these refugees-getting Indian citizenship Source : LiveMint.com Tarun Shukla & Appu Esthose Suresh New Delhi: His long beard and meticulously tied turban make it hard to distinguish Balwan Singh from any other Sikh… Continue reading Looking for a safe haven
Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance
By Ernesto Londoño, Published: January 30 2012 Source (Washington Post) KABUL — Among the throngs of inmates in downtown Kabul’s prison trying to prove they are not thieves or insurgents is a soft-spoken Sikh man with piercing black eyes. He is being held on a highly unusual charge: falsely claiming Afghan citizenship.Baljit Singh, 23, says he… Continue reading Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance
Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India
Source New Delhi, Jan.16 2012 (ANI): Gauri Gill, a professional photographer based in New Delhi, portrays the variance between Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and the existing war-ravaged nation through her lens. The photographer, who traveled to Afghanistan in 2007 to conduct a photography workshop, took time off to capture the beautiful landscapes, the people… Continue reading Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India
خانم انار کلی هنریار جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را نصیب گردید
کابل 29 قوس باختر دکتورسید مخدوم رهین وزیراطلاعات وفرهنگ امروز در محفلی دریافت جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را به خانم انار کلی هنریار تبریک گفت. خانم انار کلی هنریار از جمله فعالان حقوق بشر در کشور است و جایزه سال 2011 یونسکو مدنجیت سنگهه رابرای اولین بار درتاریخ کشور به دست آورده است. به… Continue reading خانم انار کلی هنریار جایزه شجاعت و محو خشونت را نصیب گردید
Anarkali Hunaryar Gets Bravery, Violence Elimination Award
Source Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Kabul (BNA) Dr. Sayed Makhdom Raheen, Minister of Information and Culture congratulated Anarkali for her being awarded the award of bravery and elimination of violence. Miss. Anarkali Hunaryar is an active human rights activist in the country and has got the 2011 award of Madan Jiet Singh for the first… Continue reading Anarkali Hunaryar Gets Bravery, Violence Elimination Award