Aug 19, 2022
The remaining female journalists in Afghanistan have one thing in common: They love their work, and feel it is more vital than ever. Source: Afghan women are still reporting the news, Committee to Protect Journalists, by Zahra Joya, August 11, 2022; Photo: (AAMAJ News...
Aug 15, 2022
Filmmaker Ramita Navai has seen girls and women forced to marry Taliban members or arrested for violating the morality code. Her new PBS Frontline documentary is Afghanistan Undercover. Source: Undercover journalist in Afghanistan finds Taliban are abducting,...
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. Source: Taliban order...
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. Source: Data Project Reports Surge in Violence Against Civilians,...
May 2, 2022
Online violence against female journalists has become a “silent epidemic.” A 2021 UNESCO global survey indicates that nearly three quarters of female journalists have experienced online harassment. Center for International Media Assistance, by Lourdes Walusala,...
