Meryl Streep: In Afghanistan, women face greater restrictions than cats
During a United Nations event on Monday, Hollywood actress and activist Meryl Streep highlighted the plight of women and...
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‘Deadly Silence’: A personal essay on the Taliban’s latest decree forbidding women’s voices in public
The Taliban, with their decree, have imposed a deadly silence on this land - a deep silence of despair, a...
Afghan women protest in Kabul, demand international action against Taliban’s suppression of women’s rights
The protesters gathered around 7:30 AM, chanting slogans such as “The Taliban commit crimes, the world supports them,” “Education, work,...
Media watchdog warns Taliban’s new morality law threatens women’s media freedom
The Taliban’s newly introduced morality law will severely impact the activities of Afghan women journalists, the media watchdog the Afghanistan...
‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public
New Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and...
Defying the Taliban: Afghan makeup artist’s passion and dreams amidst repression
The courtyard of Mehri’s* home is tastefully decorated with colorful flowers. Off the courtyard, is the small room that serves...
Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail
Rukhshana Media and The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured...
The strategic necessity of female journalists in Afghanistan and our commitment to ensuring their survival
After the Taliban blocked women from pursuing journalism as a study major and later banned them from university altogether, Rukhshana...
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