Women arrested by Taliban for begging report rape and killings in ...
Nov 20, 2024 · The Guardian: Destitute Afghan women arrested for begging under draconian new Taliban laws have spoken of “brutal” rapes and beatings in detention. Over the past few months, many women said they had been targeted by Taliban officials and detained under anti-begging laws passed this year. While in prison, they claim they were subjected to sexual abuse, torture and forced labour, and ...
Unbroken Chains: The Continuity of Systemic Corruption in …
Nov 20, 2024 · The Diplomat: More than three years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan for the second time, the situation is more dire for Afghan ordinary citizens than ever. Amid the barren landscape of rural Afghanistan, families struggle to survive on the edge of famine. Afghans, with no employment and no business opportunities, have no prospect of economic stability.
How the Taliban executed an unarmed man in Balkh
Sep 30, 2024 · Medium: The Taliban executed an unarmed civilian, Najibullah, in Balkh province, despite video evidence showing he posed no threat. OSINT analysis disproves Taliban claims, revealing the incident as an extrajudicial killing. A video widely shared on social media, shows a confrontation between Najibullah, the alleged driver of a burning Toyota Corolla (1990s model), and a Taliban fighter armed ...
The Taliban and the Global Backlash Against Women’s Rights
Feb 6, 2024 · Human Rights Watch: In the last two and a half years after regaining power in Afghanistan, the Taliban, have created the world’s most serious women’s rights crisis. They have systematically violated the rights of women and girls including as they relate to education, paid employment, freedom of speech and movement, and political participation among many others.
The Coming Disaster in Afghanistan « RAWA News
Oct 28, 2024 · Global Security Review: Afghanistan, under Taliban control, is a powder keg ready to erupt with consequences that will ripple throughout the region and the world. The driving forces of this impending disaster are deeply rooted in the Taliban’s ideological, strategic, and operational maneuvers, which intensified after the American exit. The …
No Propaganda on Earth Can Hide the Wound That Is Palestine: …
Oct 16, 2024 · The Wire: Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Shortly after having been named for the prize, Roy announced that her share of the prize money will be donated to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. She named Alaa Abd el-Fattah, British-Egyptian writer and ...
RAWA Responds to the Taliban Takeover
Aug 21, 2021 · RAWA: Afghan Women’s Mission has been in touch with RAWA to address their needs at this urgent time. In this brief Q&A with AWM Co-Director Sonali Kolhatkar, RAWA explains the unfolding situation on the ground as they see it.
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Sanobar, 11-years-old girl is abducted and raped by warlords (November 5, 2006)
The censorship of music in Afghanistan - Revolutionary …
The censorship of music in Afghanistan by Dr John Baily Freemuse (Freedom of musical expression), London, April 24, 2001. The people of Afghanistan under Taliban rule are subjected to an extreme form of music censorship.
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