「夫からの暴力で離婚を求めるアフガニスタンの女性たちは、2つの過酷な選択肢に直面しています。虐待する夫の元に戻るか、刑務所に服役するかです。驚くべきことに、多くの女性が刑務所を選んでいます。刑務所でもレイプや身体的暴行に直面している女性も多いです」

When Tyla said she is not Black but Coloured, she was not speaking into the American conversation about race at all. She was speaking in the language of her own country, shaped by its own history. Yet her words detonated in America as though they had been aimed there. This is

Trump: "If it's bad, if it's something I don't see a future in — I'm gone, I'll leave. I don't have to do a press conference, I'll just say 'Not going to be a deal, I'm out of here' and I go back to the United States." Trump is in Alaska, which is in the United States.

"activists detailed to us physical abuse, assault, beatings inside the prison, sexual abuse, lack of access to food, sanitation, not being able to sleep, interrogations, especially late at night,”

August 15 – Four Years of Oppression: Afghanistan’s LGBTIQ Community Between Death and Exile Today, August 15, marks four years since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban—a period that, for the LGBTQ community, has meant nothing but absolute fear, systematic persecution, and complete

«در افغانستان زنانی که به خاطر خشونت خانگی می‌خواهند از شوهرشان طلاق بگیرند، تنها دو راه پیش‌ِرو دارند: یا به زندگی با شوهر آزارگر برگردند یا زندان بروند. شگفت اینکه بسیاری زندان را انتخاب می‌کنند؛ جایی که خود با خطر تجاوز و خشونت جسمی روبه‌رو می‌شوند.» Heather Barr

Despite Taliban oppression and threats,this Afghan woman secretly teaches girls and women.Her courage, determination, and perseverance ensure that Afghan women are not denied the right to education and knowledge,even in the harshest conditions, keeping hope for a brighter future

ده‌ها زن و مردم افغانستان در شهر مادرید اسپانیا گردهم آمدند و به مناسبت ۱۵ اگست، روز سقوط نظام جمهوریت و برگشت طالبان به قدرت، اعتراض کردند. این معترضان ۱۵ اگست را «روز سیاه» خوانده‌اند و از جامعه جهانی خواسته‌اند تا با طالبان تعامل نکند.

“In more than 100 countries, the 72-year-old would have been arrested the moment he set foot on the tarmac. In America, he was treated to spontaneous applause from Trump, who gave him a long, lingering handshake and a ride in the presidential limousine.” theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

“Human Rights Watch has accused the United States of pursuing refugee policies that contradict its own findings on human rights abuses in Afghanistan.” afintl.com/en/202508139160

“Warning against perception Taliban rule is inevitable, the experts urged an “all-tools” approach combining diplomatic pressure, intl accountability, codification of gender apartheid as a crime, & greater support for Afg civil society, esp women-led orgs.” kabulnow.com/2025/08/un-exp…

Happy to take this on, as so proud of former UN colleagues, not least those 330 killed in Gaza. It's as big a crime as deliberately killing journalists, but gets far less attention. Even though were targeted by IDF in their homes or doing their life-saving, UN-mandated work.

“The Alaska summit between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was a masterclass in how a former intelligence officer uses his skills of manipulation on a self-centred narcissist.” aje.io/m6lknp aje.io/m6lknp

“For almost two years, Americans have seen what was going on in Gaza, yet our leaders enabled mass killing and starvation. Gaza represents not some distant and inevitable tragedy, but our own moral and practical failing. We have blood on our hands.” nytimes.com/2025/08/16/opi…

UN global report on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence finds staggering 25% increase from the previous year. Report lists 3 Libya entities including 2 state actors and 1 non-state actor, for acts of sexual violence against migrant women and Libyan girls "perpetrated with impunity"

Omg I totally forgot how good it was. You’re welcome. youtu.be/vSOLz1YBFG0?fe…

chocolate for breakfast 8/17/56

On the subject of mighty Russia allegedly winning the war: ever since the Ukrainian counteroffensives stalled in Nov. 2022, Russia managed to seize a total of 0.97% of additional Ukrainian territory, losing several hundred thousand soldiers in the process.

کمیته دادخواهی شبکه پژوهشی و دادخواهی زنان و کودکان وبیناری تحت عنوان "چهار سال تاریکی و تبعیض سیستماتیک علیه زنان در افغانستان" به تاریخ 27 اسد سال جاری از ساعت 6:30 الی 8:00 شب برگزار می کند. در این برنامه، فشرده از یافته ها و پیشنهادات پژوهش اخیر شبکه ارایه شده و سپس دلایل

Starting now!