Australia\u2019s New South Wales Parliament Recognises Historical Hazara Genocide
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\nThe Parliament of New South Wales has passed a motion recognising the historical genocide of the Hazara people in Afghanistan and designating September 25 each year as \u201cHazara Black Day\u201d to commemorate the victims and raise awareness of historical and ongoing persecution.<\/p>\n
The motion was introduced by Legislative Council member Anthony D\u2019Adam, who highlighted the mass killings, forced displacement, enslavement and confiscation of land and property suffered by Hazaras under Afghan ruler Abdur Rahman Khan between 1888 and 1893. Historical estimates suggest that more than 60% of the Hazara population died during that period, although the figure is not based on definitive documented statistics.<\/p>\n
The motion also addressed continued violence against Hazaras, a community with a significant Shi\u2019a Muslim population, including abuses under Taliban rule and terrorist attacks by Islamic State Khorasan Province targeting Shi\u2019a mosques, schools and community centres.<\/p>\n
D\u2019Adam called on Australia\u2019s federal government to recognise the Hazara genocide at the national level, stressing the importance of preserving the victims\u2019 historical memory and ensuring their suffering is not overlooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Australia\u2019s New South Wales Parliament Recognises Historical Hazara Genocide ——————————————— The Parliament of New South Wales has passed a motion recognising the historical genocide of the Hazara people in Afghanistan and designating September 25 each year as \u201cHazara Black Day\u201d to commemorate the victims and raise awareness of historical and ongoing persecution. The motion was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan"],"yoast_head":"\n