Kamran Mir Hazar

Kamran Mir Hazar
کامران میرهزار
Born1976 (age 47–48)
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]

  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.