Name: Hussain Ali Nazari

Profile: Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Indonesia.

Advantages: UN-certified, good English skills.

Risk: At risk of being tortured and killed by the Taliban if returned home.

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

Hussain Ali and his father’s partner were stopped by the Taliban while delivering books for school. After finding books, the Taliban tried to kill them both, but Hussain Ali found the chance and escaped to Kabul, from there to Indonesia by boat in 2014.

In Indonesia, he remained inside a detention centre for 39 months. His wife and one daughter are still in Afghanistan and they are in danger.

He needs a group of friends who can bring him to Canada where he can work, support his family and live a peaceful life.

His Early Life

Hussain Ali Nazari was born on July 30, 1990 in A village of the Jaghori district in Ghazni province in Afghanistan. Hussain Ali’s father and another Hazara man Izzat Qurbani, were partner and they had a truck. After his father got sick in September 2013, Hussain Ali started working on the truck in place of his father.

The Hazara people of the region have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education.

Escaping His Death

On February 18, 2014 Hussain Ali and Izzat Qurbani (his father’s partner) were delivering a cargo full of books from Ghazni to Anguri, and they were stopped by the Taliban on the way. One member of the Taliban asked about the cargo owner they were supplying to, and Izzat Qurbani told him that it was filled with goods for shopkeepers. The member of the Taliban ordered both of them to get out of the truck and then took their phones and National Identity card.

“My father’s Partner Izzat Qurbani, asked him the reason of stopping us, and he said that the people of Jaghori (Hazaras) are infidels, and someone had reported to them about books being delivered for the school. He then punched on the face of Izzat.”

They ordered Hussain Ali to open the backside of the truck, and two of them got in there to check inside the cargo. One of them found a book there, and he slapped Hussain Ali and said “Why did you lie?”

They spoke to each other in the Pashto language and started beating Izzat Qurbani (Hussain Ali’s partner).

“One of them was telling me to get out of the truck. I was too worried and afraid. I saw there was a short wall close to me, and while getting off the truck I jumped behind the wall and then heard the sound of gunfire. I did not know who was shot.”

Hussain Ali kept running in the night. 2 hours later, he reached a burnt car and he spent the night inside that car. In the brightness of the next morning, he went to Ghazni by a car and then to Kabul. From Kabul, he contacted his father and told him everything.

His Way to Indonesia

His father sent him some money and told him to leave Afghanistan immediately to save his life, so he arranged for a people smuggler, and on March 1, 2014 he flew from Kabul to New Delhi, India. After staying there for about 10 days, he flew to Malaysia where he stayed for 2 days, and then he arrived in Indonesia by boat on March 14, 2014.

His Life in Indonesia

On March 16, 2014 he registered himself at the UNHCR office, and due to not having any supporter, he made his way to Pekanbaru Immigration Centre. On may 30, 2014 he was transferred to a detention centre in Tanjung Pinang, and on November 16, 2016 he got his freedom and was transferred to a community house in Batam.

The Last Word

“I fled to Indonesia hoping to be resettled to a peaceful country, but I have been suffering uncertainty for 8 years and I have not seen my little daughter for years.”

As a UNHCR refugee, Hussain Ali is eligible for Canada’s private sponsorship program. He needs a group of five Canadian friends to support him.

To help support Hussain Ali as a sponsor, please contact Stephen Watt on Facebook.

You can also reach out to Hussain Ali directly on Facebook.

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