The Hazaras are one of the main ethnic and religious minority groups in Afghanistan, constituting around 20 per cent of the population. Hazaras have long been subjugated and subjected to discrimination and persecution due to their ethnic and religious identity.
On the 28th of April 2022, the UN Panel of Experts for South Sudan released its most recent report which documents events occurring in South Sudan. It does not paint a rosy picture at this time. One of the key findings is that the 2018 peace accord, which…
Ghulam Murtaza Syed, also known as G. M. Syed, was an influential Sindhi politician and is considered as the founder of Sindhi ethno-nationalism. He had formed Sindh Progressive Party in 1947. The main purpose of the organisation was to oppose the Two Nation Theory and to advance the struggle for provincial autonomy within a socialist framework.
On April 25th USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom) released its annual report on Religious Freedom concerns around the world.
In April 2022 Midstone Centre launched the project Stories From Afghanistan, where we seek to amplify voices from Afghanistan that have been directly or indirectly affected by the violence perpetrated by the Taliban and other violent groups. Many people affected by this violence are unable to come forward with their stories due to security threats to themselves or their loved ones still living in Afghanistan. Therefore, Midstone Centre will amplify these voices while protecting their identity and other personal information. Submissions can be mailed at [email protected]
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron in a report for Policy Exchange think tank has called on the British government to counter harmful narratives against United Kingdom's counter-extremism strategy. David Cameron has warned that UK’s counter-extremism strategy, which is called Prevent, “will not survive” just three years after…
December is often associated with happiness, festivities and bonding, but in Pakistan it works conversely, being a notoriously unpropitious time of the year for its political and social interests. From the renowned political defeat of Dec 16th (Fall of Decca) in the year 1971 to losing 160+ Pakistani…
Despite not being a direct threat to regional stability, the one-month ongoing Russian Ukraine conflict has the potential of secondary impact in the Middle Eastern area; consequential spillover effects that have exposed a certain degree of acting uncertainty among Middle Eastern countries in order to protect national interests,…
