
Zaki Haidari
@zakihaidariau
Fled Afghanistan, refugee advocate on a temp visa, @AusHumanRights Hero, work @AmnestyOz, Ambassador @RACSAustralia, views my own.
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Tonight Kate Eastman & Zaki Haidari will deliver the inaugural Kaldor Centre Oration at NIDA, and we couldn't be more excited to hear their contributions to the public conversation about refugees. At the same time, Anna will be raising our concerns Australian Senate.


🎧 LISTEN: We all have so much to gain from @ZakiHaidari's insights, and you can get some of them here in a #SaturdayExtra interview with Nick Bryant: abc.net.au/listen/program…

Go beyond what politicians are telling you about refugees, urges Zaki Haidari in this interview about his powerful Kaldor Centre Oration UNSW Law & Justice. abc.net.au/listen/program…


It's another shameful and grim day in Australia as politicians prioritise political games over human rights. Instead of protecting refugees, they are pushing policies aimed at further punishing people seeking asylum and refugees. Amnesty International Australia 🕯



‘Restrictive migration laws giving government sweeping powers, from deporting non-citizens and paying countries to accept them to banning mobiles in immigration detention centres, have passed the Senate’, writes Farid Y. Farid aapnews.com.au/news/final-hou…

Today marks a setback as the Labor govt and the Coalition have passed three deeply harmful bills. This is a stark reminder that our work is far from done. We must do everything in our power to protect the rights of refugees & asylum seekers. Amnesty International Australia 🕯 theguardian.com/australia-news…

‘Refugees and our allies … want to see this country live up to its promise of fairness and decency. We have not given up – and I invite you to walk towards that future with us together.’ –Zaki Haidari Get the 📺 &🎧of our first Kaldor Centre Oration now bit.ly/3VmCT5l


‘We have long been engaged in a mighty struggle about where Australia stands: as a cautionary example of cruelty and inhuman treatment of people seeking refuge, or as a leader in humanity and compassion.’ Zaki Haidari The choice is ours. 📺 &📷 out now: bit.ly/3VmCT5l




Alongside the howling error reported by Media Watch we need to remember that we are talking about the family of recognized refugees who are permanent residents and citizens of this country, they have lived, worked and paid taxes here for over a decade abc.net.au/mediawatch/epi…

We back the reintroduction of Medevac bill so those in Nauru and PNG can access life-saving medical care. Zaki Haidari: The Australian Government is morally & legally responsible for the people it has warehoused offshore. It must not abandon sick people in desperate need. 1/2



My latest opinion piece addresses the dangerous rhetoric and political tactics being used against refugees and people seeking asylum, and why it must stop now. Seeking Safety is not a crime, it is a fundamental human rights Amnesty International Australia 🕯 amnesty.org.au/harmful-rhetor…

A genuine pleasure meeting with Kylea Tink this morning, a true champion of human rights and the plight of refugees and those seeking asylum, in the 47th Parliament Zaki Haidari Refugee Council of Australia




Another prominent Afghan-Australian who seems to be a #Taliban apologist & supporter. Liberal Party need to drop this guy, Zahid Safi, fast. Islamists, misogynists, drugs traffickers, murderers, liars ... is this who you want on your team Petaren’t Dutton? theguardian.com/australia-news…
