Kamran Mir Hazar
کامران میرهزار
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Hazaristan
CitizenshipNorwegian
Known forPoet, journalist, activist
Websitewww.kamranmirhazar.com

Kamran Mir Hazar (Persian/ Dari/ Hazaragi:کامران میرهزار) (born 1976) is a Hazara Norwegian poet, journalist and human rights activist.[1][2] He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Kabul Press and Refugee Face. He has won various awards for his work and critical reporting, including a Hellman/ Hammett grant from American Human Rights Watch in 2008 [3] and Freedom award from Afghanistan Civil Society Forum in 2007.[4] Kamran Mir Hazar is a member of The Norwegian Writers' Center.[5]

Kamran Mir Hazar has studied Management Information Systems at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He has initiated and founded Digital Hazaristan which aims to establish a Human-Centered Digital Society and a Digital Sovereign Nation.[6] [7]

Kamran Mir Hazar is also the designer of the Flag of Hazaristan. He introduced the flag, first in Kabul Press, then officially published it on the cover of the poetry anthology Poems for the Hazara.[8] [9]

Journalistic work

Kamran Mir Hazar has worked for over 15 years as a journalist, news editor and editor-in-chief. In 2004 he has launched Kabul Press which is the most read news website of Afghanistan.[10] In 2005 he started publishing Hot Tea in Kabul. In 2006 he has worked as news editor for a national radio called Killid. A year after he worked for Salam Watandar radio, a radio which is supported by Internews.[11] Refugee Face is another website that he launched in 2011.[12] As a journalist he is also one of The Guardian contributors.[13]

One of Kamran Mir Hazar's books, Censorship in Afghanistan is published by Norway's IP Plans e-Books. This book was written in the Dari language, it is the first book to explore the systematic suppression of free speech in Afghanistan that has been a feature of its ruling authorities for hundreds of years.[14] Kamran Mir Hazar himself was detained twice, threatened by security agents in Afghanistan.[15] The Kabul Press website is also blocked and banned in Afghanistan and Iran. Kabul Press is accessible only via non-governmental ISPs in Afghanistan.[16][17][18] It can be reached indirectly from Iran and Afghanistan for those who use government internet service.[19]

Literary work

Kamran Mir Hazar has published two poetry collections. The first one's name is Ketab e Mehr and the second one is làhne tonde àsbi dàr ezlâye pàrvâneh shodàn.[20] He has published also a book titled Reading and Writing which is on literary criticism and new generation of Afghanistan literature.[21] He has attended to several international literary events such as Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam Netherland[22] and the International Poetry Festival of Medellin, Colombia.[23] Kamran Mir Hazar has established Raha Pen in 2002.[24] in July 2012, a collection of Kamran Mir Hazar's poetries have been translated and published in Spanish. This collection is titled Chorro De Ciervos. Book Stream of Deer which is an English version of his poems published in 2014.[25][26][27] In 2014, a poetry anthology and a collaborative poem titled Poems for the Hazara published by Kamran Mir Hazar. 125 poets from 68 countries have contributed to this book.

See also

References

  1. ↑ I am Hazara, and not Afghan!, I am Hazara, and not Afghan!.
  2. ↑ Kamran Mir Hazar, Kamran Mir Hazar is Hazara poet, journalist.
  3. ↑ "Banned, Censored, Harassed and Jailed | Human Rights Watch". Human Rights Watch. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "مجتمع جامعهء مدنی افغانستان (مجما)". Acsf.af. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kamran Mir Hazar - Forfatterkatalogen". NORSK FORFATTERSENTRUM. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stateless Nations and Digital Identity Construction: The Case of the Hazara of Hazaristan Under Microscope". University of South-Eastern Norway - USN. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "About Digital Hazaristan". Digital Hazaristan / e-Hazaristan. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "پرچم هزارستان". Kabul Press. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Flag of Hazaristan". Kabul Press. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "About Kabul Press - Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press | کابل پرس | افغانستان پرس". Kabul Press. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Poetry International Web - Kamran Mir Hazar". Poetryinternational.org. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Flyktninger | Refugees | پناهندگان". Refugeeface.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kamran Mir Hazar". The Guardian. London. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Robert Maier (11 March 2010). "Censorship in Afghanistan: Death to journalists - Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press | کابل پرس | افغانستان پرس". Kabul Press. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Web journalist detained twice, threatened by security agents - Committee to Protect Journalists". Cpj.org. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Robert Maier. "Afghan government orders gag on free press: Is this what NATO is fighting for? - Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press | کابل پرس | افغانستان پرس". Kabul Press. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  17. ↑ Robert Maier (1 January 2010). "Kabulpress.org website banned by Iranian government - Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press | کابل پرس | افغانستان پرس". Kabul Press. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  18. ↑ "Afghan Journalism Freedom Report #20". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  19. ↑ کابل پرس افغانستان پرس. "چگونه با فیلتر کابل پرس در افغانستان مبارزه کنیم؟ راه های آسان برای عبور از فیلتر و دسترسی به کابل پرس - Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press | کابل پرس | افغانستان پرس". Kabul Press. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Iran Open Publishing Group - làhne tonde àsbi dàr ezlâye pàrvâneh shodàn - Mir Haz". Entesharate-iran.com. 16 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  21. ↑ "Poetry International Web - Kamran Mir Hazar". Afghanistan.poetryinternational.org. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  22. ↑ "Kamran Mir Hazar". 2010.poetry.nl. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  23. ↑ "Programación XX Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín". Festivaldepoesiademedellin.org. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  24. ↑ "New Generation of Afghan Literature". Raha Pen. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  25. ↑ "Chorro De Ciervos (Spanish Edition)". Kamran Mir Hazar Work and Poetry. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  26. ↑ Hazar, Kamran Mir (4 August 2012). Chorro De Ciervos (Spanish ed.). ISBN 978-0983770848.
  27. ↑ Hazar, Kamran Mir (July 2014). Stream of Deer: Poems. ISBN 978-0983770855.
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