Taliban oppression must not become the ‘new normal’ for Afghanistan, German MEP warns ahead of anniversary
Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany’s Green Party who focuses on foreign policy and...
Analysis
“We must be able to document the truth about what is happening” in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett tells Rukhshana
As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN...
They should pity themselves
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression...
‘It felt as if the city had fallen again’: Rukhshana reporters on the internet shutdown
When Afghanistan lost all internet access last Monday, Rukhshana Media reporter Hania Forootan* ventured out to check on friends and...
Taliban abuses risk being normalised in Afghanistan, campaigners warn
When the Taliban were toppled from power in 2001, many women in Afghanistan kept wearing the burqa, even though they...
Misleading narratives: what is the situation of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?
I and my colleagues at Rukhshana Media, most of whom work in secret inside the country, have a particular focus...
A century after racial apartheid, an Afghan delegation learns lessons from South Africa in the fight against gender apartheid
Strolling through the autumn streets of Johannesburg in South Africa, it’s refreshing to see the democracy emerging from a long,...
Reimagining the struggle for Afghan women’s rights: Strategies for advocacy, international support, and education (part two)
In the past three and a half years, efforts beyond Afghanistan have primarily centred around the lobbying of and advocacy...
Disillusionment with the default forms of political protest (Part One)
It’s not possible to address all these dimensions, but a clearer understanding of the current situation is needed in order...
A call to not be complacent when faced with the silent pain of millions of Afghan women
A call to not be complacent when faced with the silent pain of millions of Afghan women Farida Darvish Last...
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