Dual Afghan-French national journalist missing in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Concerned about the condition of journalists, officials of the Afghanistan Independent Media Support Organization (NAI) say that Morteza Behbodi, a journalist who
Category: DEMOCRACY & SPEECH
Human rights abuses of more than 200 reporters since August 2021
KABUL (SW) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has said media in the country is peril. The UNAMA stated this in a series of
A year of the Islamic Emirate rule described as a ‘dark era’ for Afghan women
KABUL (SW) – After one year of the Islamic Emirate rule in Afghanistan, Afghan women are still living under a lot of restrictions and misery.
“88% of minor girls are forced to marry by their families”
MONITORING (SW) – One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls’ lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to a new report by Save the Children.
20,000 women among the affected by the deadly earthquake in Paktika and Khost
KABUL (SW) – Close to 20,000 women of childbearing age, including 1,929 who are currently pregnant, are among those affected by the deadly earthquake that shook the provinces of Paktika and Khost in Afghanistan, said the UNPF.
Kabul School of Critics demand reopening of girls schools
KABUL (SW) – A group of women rights activists ‘Kabul School of Critics’ demanded the Islamic Emirate authorities to reopen girls’ schools without any further delay.
International travel exemptions for Taliban officials end
KABUL (SW) – The international travel exemption for the officials of the Islamic Emirate endorsed by the US has ended.
UN chief condemns spate of violence in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan, which claimed many civilian lives, including members of the Hazara Shia community and at least 16 children.
Call for support for art, literature in the country
KABUL (SW) – The national congress of literary and cultural institutions was held in Kabul today with the participation of more than 300 people, including women from the fields of culture, literature and mass media from all over the country.
UN official says Islamic Emirate ‘failed’ to ensure security
MONITORING (SW) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women.
UNSC demands Islamic Emirate to reverse policies
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council has called on the Islamic Emirate to swiftly reverse their policies and practices which are currently restricting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Afghan women and girls.
Campaign launched in solidarity with women journalists
MONITORING (SW) – A new social media campaign, #FreeHerFace, has Afghan male journalists and others posting selfies with their faces covered, in solidarity with the Afghan women journalists facing a harmful new decree.
