Issues and Analysis

Advocate for Afghan Refugees

Feb 3, 2025

Your help is needed to advocate for refugees like Shekib and his family.

The Trump administration suspended the US refugee program and funding for refugee resettlement. This has stranded tens of thousands of refugees already vetted to enter the US and hundreds of thousands more who were in process.

Here are some options for your advocacy:

– Church World Services action-alert to oppose Trump’s indefinite refugee ban

– United in Welcome – Tell Your Elected Officials: We Value Welcoming

– Refugee Council – Quick Reference Guide and Top Four Ways to Take Action

First Afghan families arrive in the US

Oct 31, 2024

After three years of persistent advocacy, two Afghan families that worked with Community Supported Film have finally arrived in the United States....

ON THE MEDIA |Israel responsible for record death toll of 126 journalists

Oct 15, 2024

Israel responsible for record journalist death toll of 126 journalists. The CPJ has found that at least five journalists were specifically targeted by Israel for their work and is investigating at least 10 more cases of deliberate targeting

ON THE MEDIA; ON AFGHANITAN | Holding the Taliban Accountable Through the Media

Oct 8, 2024

The digital revolution and modern journalism allow us to cover Afghanistan during these critical times despite Taliban efforts to block us.

Hazara ethnic cleansing in Afghanistan

Sep 13, 2024

The killing of Hazara citizens in Daikundi is clearly an example of the genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan, we ask the active human rights and international organizations to hear the voices of the innocent Hazara people who are killed every day for the crime of being Hazaras and Shiites in Afghanistan, and to protect the rights of these people.

ON THE MEDIA | Decolonize How? Do we really need foreign correspondents?

Jun 25, 2024

Who is best placed to report on humanitarian situations. Is it the cadre of “international” journalists or their local counterparts?

Biased Gaza coverage is the tip of a much larger media iceberg

Apr 1, 2024

This is an on point analysis of the bias and other colonialist practices of mainstream Western media that are so badly impacting how we understand and address conflicts and crises.

ON THE MEDIA | #LookListenLocal: ‘I’m not just covering the news – I’m living it’: Gaza’s citizen journalists chronicling life in war

Dec 14, 2023

The goal, she says, was to teach her followers that there was more to Gaza than conflict and destruction.

ON AFGHANITAN |ON MIGRATION – Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status – The World

May 24, 2023

After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and although they can renew one time, many are calling for Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would allow them to seek more permanent status.

ON MIGRATION | ON AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway – NYT

May 24, 2023

For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.

ON AFGHANISTAN | Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding that the Taliban aren’t recognized by the UN – AFP

May 1, 2023

“Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital.

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghans Stranded In Pakistan Are Struggling After Broken Promises From The U.S. – Huffington Post

May 1, 2023

Thousands of at-risk Afghans face deportation after they traveled to Pakistan with hopes of soon being able to settle in the U.S.

Advocate for Afghan Refugees

First Afghan families arrive in the US

ON THE MEDIA |Israel responsible for record death toll of 126 journalists

ON THE MEDIA; ON AFGHANITAN | Holding the Taliban Accountable Through the Media

Hazara ethnic cleansing in Afghanistan

ON THE MEDIA | Decolonize How? Do we really need foreign correspondents?

Biased Gaza coverage is the tip of a much larger media iceberg

ON THE MEDIA | #LookListenLocal: ‘I’m not just covering the news – I’m living it’: Gaza’s citizen journalists chronicling life in war

ON AFGHANITAN |ON MIGRATION – Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status – The World

ON MIGRATION | ON AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway – NYT

ON AFGHANISTAN | Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding that the Taliban aren’t recognized by the UN – AFP

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | Afghans Stranded In Pakistan Are Struggling After Broken Promises From The U.S. – Huffington Post

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