Etiket: Afghan
Understand | Afghan nightmare
Since the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have gradually lost almost all their rights. Autonomy, jobs and higher education are now forbidden to…
British Columbia | Afghan refugees die in road accident
(Vancouver) Three members of a family newly arrived from Afghanistan died in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on Wednesday in British Columbia. Posted at 12:09 a.m. According to the Royal Canadian…
September 11: Afghan assets cannot be seized by families of victims
The families of victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 will not be able to seize the frozen assets of the Afghan Central Bank, decided on Tuesday a federal…
Refugee in Italy, Fatima Haidari, Afghan tourist guide, offers virtual tours of her country on Zoom
At 24, Fatima Haidari made headlines in 2020 by becoming the first woman to serve as a guide in Afghanistan. And if we talk about her again today, it’s because…
Denmark will systematically grant asylum to Afghan women
(Copenhagen) Denmark decided Monday to systematically grant asylum to women and girls from Afghanistan because of their gender, while they experience a sharp decline in their rights since the return…
Canada must save former Afghan MPs
They were new. They are only eight. And if the Trudeau government doesn’t act urgently, the list could get even shorter. Posted yesterday at 9:00 a.m. We are talking here…
Elected officials from all federal parties want to save former Afghan MPs
(Ottawa) MPs from all five parties represented in Ottawa are calling on the Canadian government to rescue former Afghan MPs who are still “trapped” in Kabul. Posted at 4:19 p.m.…
Former Afghan lawmaker shot dead in her home
(Kabul) A former Afghan deputy was killed, as well as one of her bodyguards, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, at her home in Kabul by armed men, we…
Afghan men and the struggle of Afghan women
More than a year ago, the Taliban affirmed their firmness by denying girls access to secondary school and employment. They then banned them from enjoying parks, gymnasiums and hammams. In…
Suicide bombing outside Afghan Foreign Ministry kills several
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Wednesday afternoon at the entrance to the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, where a Chinese delegation was expected during the day, killing at…
Ban on Afghan women studying | A professor tears up his diplomas on television
(Kabul) “We are regressing! protests Ismail Mashal, one of the few men in Afghanistan to openly defend women’s rights. A few days ago this teacher tore up his diplomas on…
Ottawa urged to stop Pakistan deporting Afghan refugees
(Ottawa) The federal government is urged to intervene amid reports that Pakistan is set to arrest and deport Afghan refugees, many of whom are waiting to come to Canada. Posted…
Ottawa urged to stop Pakistan deporting Afghan refugees
(Ottawa) The federal government is urged to intervene amid reports that Pakistan is set to arrest and deport Afghan refugees, many of whom are waiting to come to Canada. Posted…
Ottawa wants to help 600 LGBTQ Afghan refugees settle in Canada, group says
LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa will help welcome 600 Afghans to Canada who are fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Earlier this week, Rainbow Railroad, a…
Afghan women banned from university | A decision “neither Muslim nor human”, judges Turkey
(Istanbul) The ban on Afghan women from going to university, decided by the Taliban regime, is a decision “neither Muslim nor humane”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.…
Twenty Afghan women demonstrate against the closure of universities to women
A small group of Afghan women staged a flash protest in Kabul on Thursday to defy the Taliban regime which banned them from studying at university, an activist said, adding…
Universities closed to women | About twenty Afghan women demonstrate
(Kabul) A small group of Afghan women staged a flash protest in Kabul on Thursday to challenge the Taliban regime which banned them from studying at university, an activist said,…
Armed guards prevent young Afghan women from entering universities
Hundreds of young women were prevented by armed guards from entering university campuses in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the day after the authorities decided to ban higher education for young women,…
Armed guards prevent young Afghan women from entering universities
Hundreds of young women were prevented by armed guards from entering university campuses in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the day after the authorities decided to ban higher education for young women,…
Six civilians reportedly killed by Taliban fire on Afghan border
(Shaman) Afghan Taliban forces opened fire on Sunday at a border crossing with Pakistan, killing six civilians, the Pakistani army said, which responded. Posted at 12:15 p.m. More than a…