“We are adamant to follow up on all cases of violence against women so we can create a safe environment for women,” she told Radio Free Afghanistan. “We intend to fulfill the government promises and are working with the judiciary and the law enforcement to address violence against women.” According to global rights watchdog Human…
21/4/2020 Violence against women is endemic in Afghanistan; with services closed by the pandemic, those working with abused women are terrified for their clients Every morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes up, picks up her phone and starts calling women. Most calls go unanswered. Since Herat…
8-june-2018 For 14-year-old Ahmed*, life as a kid on the streets of the Afghan capital has become synonymous with abuse. His voice calm and unwavering, Ahmed reels off stories of the assaults he has suffered over the years. “One day, a man asked me to buy him a pack of chewing gum. I went…
The number of BBC World Service journalists working in exile is estimated to have nearly doubled, to 310, since 2020. The figures, released for the first time ahead of World Press Freedom Day, reflect press crackdowns in Russia, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. Journalists from other countries, including Iran, have lived abroad for more than a decade….
A woman who got a degree while her husband was a captive of the Taliban has been selected as part of a campaign to inspire other people to attend university. Kelly Cornwell graduated from the University of Cumbria last year with a degree in mental health nursing while her husband Kevin was detained in Afghanistan….
BADAKHSHAN, Afghanistan — Afghan girls and women who have relationships with men outside marriage are often the target of brutal punishments — including public floggings, prison, and even death. One teenage girl who is believed to have broken that social norm paid the ultimate price this week when her brother reportedly killed her after she…
“We decided to protest to demand our basic rights: the right to education, to work, and political participation. We want the Taliban to know that they cannot eliminate us from society.” Those were the words of Arezo, a young woman from Kabul who took to the streets after the Taliban’s announcement that women would not…
Shakila Zareen was shot by man she was forced to marry at 16 26/March/2019 Shakila Zareen and her mother Sharman at their home in Vancouver. Along with Shakila’s sister, they came to Canada as refugees in Jan. a young woman who had fled Afghanistan after being shot in the face by the man she was…
The Afghanistan National Journalists Union says 90 percent of violence against journalists committed by the Taliban. 28 October, 2021 More than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months, with nearly 90 percent committed by the Taliban, says a media More than 40 percent of…
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul. Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the UN Mission in Afghanistan. The report was…
