Tolo News: Thousands of people across the country have held protests after the burning and tearing of the Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands, respectively. Earlier, Rasmus Paludan, who leads the Danish far-right political party Hard Line burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of Turkey’s embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. After these incidents,
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 19, 2023 From Lafayette Park in front of the White House to the streets of London, Toronto and many other cities around the world, activists have been staging small protests to condemn the Taliban’s repressive policies against women in Afghanistan and call for a stronger international response. While they attract
BBC News: Angered at the prospect of seeing her future disappear, the woman (whose name we have changed for her safety) staged an extraordinary solo protest in front of Kabul University, invoking words from the Quran. On Sunday 25 December, Adela stood in front of the entrance holding up a board with a particularly powerful
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 29, 2022 Afghan women have found a strong supporter as they protest against the Taliban banning women from universities — men. Hundreds of male professors and students, as well as husbands and fathers, are publicly airing their opposition to the latest restriction imposed by the Taliban against their “sisters.” While women
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 18, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A large group of women activists in Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday staged a protest rally against the expulsion of dozens of female students from a Kabul University hostel by Taliban authorities. The demonstrators, including students, gathered outside the university campus, chanting, “Education is our red line” and “silence
8am: Following the protests against the terrorist attack on the “Kaaj Educational Center in west Kabul, Afghan citizens have been staged protests in several cities around the world chanting the slogan “Stop Hazara Genocide”. Hundreds of people on Sunday, October 16 gathered in the cities of Lyon and Lille in France, Strasbourg in Germany, Glasgow
8am: The suicide attack on the Kaaj Educational Training Center in the west of Kabul city, which led to the death and injury of more than 100 teenage students, has resulted in widespread domestic and international reactions. The scope of these reactions has expanded from Kabul to America, Europe, and many countries of the world.
8am: Yesterday, the Indian police prevented the protests of Afghan citizens in Delhi by arresting a number of protesters. In response to the New Delhi Police, Amnesty International asked India on Twitter on Thursday (October 6th) to release the Afghan protesters. Amnesty International has added that the protestors of the deadly attack on the Kaj
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique October 4, 2022 A deadly suicide bombing that killed dozens of Afghan girls and women last week has triggered some of the largest and most sustained protests against Taliban rule since the militant group seized power last year. At least 52 people, mostly female students, were killed on September 30
Khaama: Women marched in protest against the Kaaj tragedy in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan after similar demonstrations in Kabul and Herat provinces. The demonstrator women said that no one is safe in a place where “suicides and explosions” are mentioned with pride. They cite Kaaj’s attack as an egregious example of the genocide of