bravery – we must also act …
Grave concern with reports from Kabul agencies that they have been told to expect “VOLUNTARY RETURNS” from Australia soon. Minister Morrison is in negotiation with the Afghan Minister of Refugees and Repatriation who is accused of corrupt dealings with the west on refugee trading and returns.
The Hazara population remember only too well the MASSACRE OF 1996 and subsequent bombing, beheading , shooting and slaying of Hazara people- they have good reason to fear return.
Pamela Curr
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KABUL DEMONSTRATION SAYS NO TO TPVs AND DEPORTATION OF AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
On Saturday 9 November, a protest outside the national Afghan Parliament called for an end to the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from Europe and Australia. It also called for the Australian government not to introduce temporary protection visas.
The protest included many European deportees and their families, as well as the relatives of asylum seekers who…
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Castlemaine Vigil in Recognition of Aboriginal Sovereignty & in Solidarity with Refugees 