{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Afghanistan: Protect the persecuted Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan","author_name":"","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article240963.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article240963.html'\u003EAfghanistan: Protect the persecuted Shia Hazaras in Afghanistan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E(Bangkok, 4 August 2023) \u2013 The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) calls for urgent and concerted international action to protect Afghanistan\u2019s Shia and Hazara community. \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nThe Shia community of Afghanistan\u2014whose members are predominantly Hazaras\u2014are facing systematic discrimination, targeted attacks, marginalisation, persecution, and harsh restrictions by  the Taliban. \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nThe Taliban has imposed bans on the Shias\u2019 and Hazaras\u2019 freedom of religion or belief. In addition,&nbsp;(\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}