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Category Archives: Human Rights

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Taliban Stripped Me, Other Women in Prison, Claims Afghan Rights Activist

11th July, 2024 · admin

Afghanistan International: Zarmina Paryani, a prominent women’s rights activist, criticised the public’s indifference to the Taliban’s treatment of women and urged people to protest against the harassment of women in Afghanistan. She revealed that the Taliban members had “stripped her and other women” in prison. Paryani stated that the Taliban clicked group photos of her

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Posted in Afghan Women, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Detain and torture by Taliban, Freedom of Speech, Taliban war on women |
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Iranian Film Casts Real Refugees To Show Plight Of Displaced Afghans

11th July, 2024 · admin

An Iranian writing-directing duo has filmed the story of millions of Afghans living for decades in Iran without fundamental rights. Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli cast real Afghan refugees as their characters, secretly shooting in locations where their cast cannot legally go. In the Land Of Brothers screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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Posted in Human Rights, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants |
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Pakistan rejects reports of suspension of deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants

11th July, 2024 · admin

Khaama: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has stated that reports suggesting the suspension of deportations of undocumented Afghan migrants from the country are incorrect, and the process of expelling these migrants continues as before. Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior, announced the continuation of deportations of undocumented Afghan migrants from the

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Posted in Human Rights, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: deportations |
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Taliban Destroys Abdul Ali Mazari’s Statue In Kabul

8th July, 2024 · admin

Afghanistan International: Sources from western Kabul reported that the Taliban has destroyed the statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the former leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami, at the Pul-e Sokhta intersection in Kabul. According to local residents, on Saturday night, the Taliban defaced the statue of Mazari with a drill and then covered it with plaster. Residents

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Abdul Ali Mazari, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtun war on Hazaras, Taliban war on shiites |
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Several Areas Of Western Kabul Witness House-To-House Search Operation By Taliban

6th July, 2024 · admin

Afghanistan International: Sources in western Kabul have told Afghanistan International that Taliban fighters once again conducted house-to-house searches in several areas on Friday. Previously, there were reports that Taliban fighters mistreated people and assaulted citizens during house searches. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Kabul, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban home raids |
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Afghan families face ‘despair, fear and desperation’ as they are split by resettlement schemes

5th July, 2024 · admin

The Independent (UK): The UK is failing to bring Afghan allies to safety through its dedicated resettlement routes, endangering the safety of thousands of people, lawyers and refugee caseworkers have said. One Afghan pilot said his wife has been left “suffering mentally and emotionally” as he is separated from her by the process. Click here

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants |
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Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail

4th July, 2024 · admin

The Guardian (UK): The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured in a Taliban jail by armed men. There have been mounting reports that sexual violence is being inflicted on women and girls being held in detention in Afghanistan, but this video is believed to be

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Posted in Afghan Women, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Rapists, Taliban war on women |
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Afghan Talks Kick Off In Doha Amid Anger Over Taliban’s Exclusion Of Women

30th June, 2024 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 30, 2024 Two days of UN-organized talks on international relations with Taliban-led Afghanistan were getting under way in the Qatari capital, Doha, on June 30, with the Taliban present for the first time — but rights groups expressed anger over the hard-line fundamentalist regime’s exclusion of women and its refusal to

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Posted in Afghan Women, Human Rights, Political News, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations |
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US State Dept Report: Religious minorities in Afghanistan face extensive violence and discrimination

28th June, 2024 · admin

Khaama: It emphasizes that the Taliban failed to protect places of worship in Afghanistan over the past year. The State Department’s annual report also mentions the declining Sikh and Hindu populations, attacks on Shia mosques, and assaults on Hazaras. It cites historical events, including the killing of a Salafi cleric in Kapisa in 2023, prompting

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Posted in Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs, Hazaras, Life under Taliban rule, Religious minorities in Afghanistan, Shiites, Taliban Security Failure |
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Armed Nomads Invade Central Afghanistan: Crops Destroyed, Locals Shot At

24th June, 2024 · admin

8am: Over the past month, armed nomads have attacked parts of the Hazara-populated districts in the provinces of Ghazni and Maidan Wardak. Residents of these areas report that the nomads, in addition to destroying their crops, have engaged in shooting and beating local people. In one instance, they claimed ownership of individuals’ private lands. Residents

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Ethnic descrimination, Ghazni, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtun Kuchi Invasion, Pashtun war on Hazaras, Pashtunization, Wardak |
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