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- Afghanistan, China, Foreign policy, Iran, Islam, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Politics, Religion, Russia, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US news, World news
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will reshape Middle East, official warns
Gulf states are having to reconsider their alliances and especially whether they can still trust the US, says …
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‘We can never go back’: Taliban surge spreads fear in Delhi’s ‘Little Kabul’
For many refugees who fled to India decades ago, the Taliban’s ascent in Afghanistan has dashed hopes of them …
- Afghanistan, Defence policy, Islam, Joe Biden, Military, Politics, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, US news, World news
Nosedive in UK-US relations is another casualty of Afghanistan’s fall
Ministers are becoming openly critical of Joe Biden after being left in the dark about major decisionsSo much …
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Taliban claim they have changed … but all the signs suggest it’s only for show
As regime talks of tolerance, reports emerge of beatings, house searches and attacks on women The first time t…
- Afghanistan, Human rights, Islam, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
As I walk around Kabul, the streets are empty of women
A few days ago the capital was full of women going about their business. Now, the few that remain walk fast an…
- Afghanistan, Asia Pacific, China, Islam, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
China will tread carefully in navigating the Taliban’s return
Analysis: Difficult to predict how China will deal with its volatile neighbour, but Uyghur issue could prove c…
- Bollywood, Digital media, Film, Global development, Hinduism, India, Islam, Islamophobia, Online abuse, Religion, Sikhism, Social media, South and Central Asia, World news
Bollywood’s Kareena Kapoor subject to online abuse over baby’s name
Supporters say attacks over choice of name similar to 17th-century Muslim Mughal emperor rooted in prejudice a…
- Child rights, Children, Global development, Hinduism, Islam, Pakistan, Pakistan's blasphemy laws, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan police drop blasphemy charges against eight-year-old
Hindu boy, accused of urinating in madrassa library, was youngest Pakistani to be charged for the crimePolice …
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Morocco authorities arrest Uyghur activist at China’s request
Supporters fear Yidiresi Aishan will be extradited and say arrest is politically drivenMoroccan authorities ha…
- Asia Pacific, Biden administration, China, Islam, US news, US politics, US Senate, Uyghurs, World news
US Senate votes to ban products from China’s Xinjiang over Uyghur abuses
Latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs an…
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France investigates fashion brands over forced Uyghur labour claims
Uniqlo France among four firms suspected of profiting from crimes against humanity in XinjiangFrench prosecuto…
- Feminism, Gender, Imran Khan, Islam, Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Imran Khan’s comments about rape and purdah were taken out of context | Letter
Raoof Hasan, special assistant to Imran Khan, responds to criticism of the Pakistani prime minister’s remarks …
- Freedom of speech, Global development, Human rights, Imran Khan, Islam, Journalist safety, Media, Pakistan, Religion, South and Central Asia, World news
‘A haven for free-thinkers’: Pakistan creatives mourn loss of progressive arts space
‘Tragic’ closure of Sabeen Mahmud’s community venue T2F in Karachi comes as PM Imran Khan accused of fostering…
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Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading..…
- Coronavirus, Global development, India, Islam, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, Urbanisation, World news
Trouble in paradise: Indian islands face ‘brazen’ new laws and Covid crisis
‘Authoritarian’ rules upset sleepy Lakshadweep’s Muslim majority while Covid cases soar from zero to 10% of po…