Protesters denounce persecution of Afghan refugees in Iran
KABUL (SW) – A number of Kabul residents took to the street to protest in response to the persecution of Afghan refugees in Iran.
Day: April 12, 2022
Call for ‘urgent action’ to defend journalist, press freedom in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to Richard Bennett, the UN’s new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the rise and a climate of fear has taken hold in all media outlets.
Afghan charge d’affair in Tehran summoned over protests
MONITORING (SW) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the charge d’affaires of the Afghan embassy in Tehran to protest the attacks on its missions in Kabul and Herat.
Daesh on the rise in Pakistan, reports AP
The Associated Press reports that ISIL’s Khorasan branch in Afghanistan has declined, but the group’s terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased.
