“It is difficult to work as a journalist under a burqa in a gender-segregated environment,” say women journalists under Taliban
By Laila Yousufy Two weeks after the Taliban takeover, when more than 600 women journalists out of a total of...
Human Rights Watch: Taliban want to “eradicate critical women’s voices”
By Rukhshana Media Days after the Taliban arrested women activists in the Afghan capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday,...
UN called on the Taliban to ensure the release of women activists “abducted
By Rukhshana Media The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called on the Taliban to ensure the release of...
‘I’ve already sold my daughters; now, my kidney’: winter in Afghanistan’s slums
Since leaving the family home in the country’s Badghis province four years ago, the Rahmatis have been living in a...
“Every step taken toward the Taliban is a step taken against the people of Afghanistan,” women say in reaction to the Oslo summit
By Rukhshana Media The first Taliban delegation to the West, as the de facto authority of Afghanistan, left the Afghan...
Seven killed in an explosion in Herat
By Rukhshana Media In an explosion in a Hazara-Shia neighborhood in the western city of Herat on Saturday, at least...
The Taliban took away a women activist and her sisters “in chains,” a family member says
By Rukhshana Media A family member of the woman activist, Tamana Zaryab Paryani, told Rukhshana Media that the Taliban arrested...
Taliban arrest two women’s rights activists, whereabouts currently unknown
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban arrested two women’s rights activists on Wednesday after they marched at the front of a...
Human Rights Watch: Taliban suppressed women’s protest, using “Harsh Tactics”
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban are “using harsh tactics to crush Afghan women’s rights Protest,” Human Rights Watch said on...
Taliban rule is devastating for women and girls, new Human Rights report says
By Rukhshana Media "Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls," a new report by human...
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