“It is our secret fight”: The songs of resistance by two Afghan sisters
By Zahra Nader and Zahra Joya As the Taliban’s crackdown on women’s rights continues, forcing protests by women indoors, some...
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Women protest the harsh economic conditions in Afghanistan
By Rukhshana Media On Thursday, women protested outside the United Nations office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, demanding international attention...
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After an Afghan girl convinced the Taliban to reopen schools, she was pulled out of school over safety concerns
By M. Mursal Sotooda Forotan, the Afghan teenager who shot to global fame for demanding the Taliban re-open school for...
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Taliban banned women’s faces and voices on television and radio in Takhar
By Rukhshana Media Following the Taliban’s two media regulations released in September and November, the group has banned the broadcast...
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Twin blasts in Kabul kill 2 civilians
By Rukhshana Media Two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in twin explosions in a Hazara Shia neighborhood...
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Rukhshana Media awarded the Marie Colvin Award at the British Journalism Awards
By Rukhshana Media Rukhshana Media on Wednesday was awarded the Marie Colvin Award in London, a British Journalism Award that...
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Afghan women protest wearing shrouds: “We are dying but the world is silent”
By Rukhshana Media A group of women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, wearing funeral shrouds to illustrate their...
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Women’s press conference in response to the Taliban’s women’s rights decree was canceled
By Rukhshana Media A press conference planned by a group of women in response to the Taliban’s first decree on...
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The Taliban’s first decree on women’s rights makes no mention of education or work
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban’s mysterious leader, who is yet to be seen in public, issued the group’s first decree...
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The underground life of women who worked for Afghan security forces
By Laila Yousufy Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, over three months ago, Bahar Mohammadi* is living in constant fear....
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