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ON AFGHANISTAN | What Do We Get Wrong About Afghanistan?

May 24, 2022

On August 30, 2021, nearly 20 years after they arrived, the last US troops left Afghanistan. Now, some six months later, the world has largely moved on from the story of Afghanistan and the people who remain there in the wake of the US withdrawal and the reinstatement of Taliban control. In this episode of Big World, SIS professor Tazreena Sajjad joins us to discuss what we get wrong about Afghanistan when we only talk about the ways that other nations, including the US, intersect with it.

ON THE MEDIA | Dark week for journalism as four reporters killed around the world

May 23, 2022

Journalists are increasingly being targeted and killings are only the most dramatic expression of a gloomy outlook for media freedom

ON AFGHANISTAN | Central Asia’s fears of rising militancy in Afghanistan as Moscow invades Ukraine

May 23, 2022

Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the three Central Asian states that border Afghanistan intended to defend their borders through security reinforcement and diplomacy, primarily relying on Russian initiatives.

ON THE MEDIA | Myanmar journalists face grave risks at every turn

May 23, 2022

Many journalists have gone into hiding or fled abroad with no legal or financial support and only pro-military publications can now work openly in the country.

ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | The Afghans risking violence and dangerous journeys to reach Iran

May 23, 2022

As it gets harder to feed their families, more and more Afghans are attempting risky journeys into Iran via Pakistan to find work.

ON MIGRATION | Utah Once Again Leads by Example on Immigrant Inclusion

May 23, 2022

As the politics of immigration ramp up, Utah is proving that bipartisan and public-private collaboration is still possible.

CSFilm focus of Art Ranger Podcast

May 23, 2022

The Art Ranger, aka artist Melissa Smedley, produced a podcast on the work and sounds of CSFilm. It includes an interview with CSFilm director, Michael Sheridan, and a sound collage from the films of CSFilm filmmakers and trainees.

ON MIGRATION | A Cuban asylum seeker’s dangerous odyssey

May 11, 2022

Record numbers are attempting the treacherous continent-crossing route through the Darién Gap to the United States. Here’s one person’s story.

CSFilm 21 Annual Report

May 9, 2022

In 2021 Community Supported Film continued to deal with the limitations caused by COVID, developed new programing, and in August turned all our attention to helping Afghans.

Financial support during COVID allowed us to take on many activities despite the barriers caused by the pandemic. We hope that the information provided in this report encourages continued support for ongoing and new initiatives.

ON AFGHANITAN | Taliban order Afghan women to wear burqa in public

May 9, 2022

Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan’s women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional burqa.

ON HAITI, ON THE MEDIA | Haiti: Covering a chaotic nation, with deadly consequences

May 6, 2022

“‘Haiti is a minefield,’ said Harold Isaac, a journalist based in Port-au-Prince who works for the Associated Press. ‘The minute you start reporting news, there are so many threats, because it casts light on people that don’t necessarily enjoy that.’”

ON AFGHANISTAN | Surge in Violence Against Civilians, Women in 2022

May 2, 2022

The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project Afghanistan (ACLED) reported that the rate of violence against women and civilians has surged in Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate denied the report.