Violence against women and girls
- Afghanistan, Boxing, Society, South and Central Asia, Sport, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, World news
‘I am losing my skills’: female boxer who was on Afghan national team
Along with her sister, Mariam was forced to stop practising her sport when the Taliban came to power *Mariam a…
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‘The Taliban hate us’: a former senior female police officer
Fahima fears she is being targeted because of the role she had, which included recruiting other women*Fahima w…
- Afghanistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Taliban forces pepper-spray women’s rights protesters in Kabul
One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stoppedTaliban…
- Afghanistan, Domestic violence, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
‘We are struggling’: two former officials at Afghan women’s affairs ministry
Gul Bano and Karima’s former offices are in the hands of the Taliban – and they fear for their livesGul Bano* …
- Afghanistan, Aid, Gender, Global development, Human rights, Life and style, Protest, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
They stayed to fight the Taliban. Now the protesters are being hunted down
Women’s rights activists fear for their lives as Afghanistan’s new rulers infiltrate, detain, beat and torture…