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Afghanistan: Activists, academics and journalists continue to be targeted as UN talks sideline women’s voices
- Published at
- 25.05.2023
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Civic space takes further hit from Taliban's deplorable NGO ban for women as activists and journalists continued to be targeted
- Published at
- 22.02.2023
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction
- journalist detained
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- excessive force

Protests escalate in Afghanistan as frustration with Taliban rule and abuses grow
- Published at
- 28.11.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
- protest disruption
- women
- minority groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- bureaucratic restriction

A year of Taliban rule leaves civic space decimated in Afghanistan
- Published at
- 08.09.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- journalist detained
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- attack on journalist
- excessive force

The Taliban continues to target activists, journalists and stifle protests by women with impunity
- Published at
- 16.06.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- women
- attack on journalist
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- public vilification
- enforced disappearance
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained

Afghan women activists abducted by the Taliban while journalists arrested and beaten
- Published at
- 11.02.2022
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- journalist detained
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on journalist
- torture/ill-treatment

Threats and attacks against activists and journalists as Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis
- Published at
- 11.12.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened

Ongoing threats and attacks against civil society, media in Afghanistan while protests restricted
- Published at
- 21.10.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- protest disruption
- HRD killing
- women
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- excessive force
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- harassment
- killing of journalist
- HRD detained

Activists and journalists at risk, crackdown on protests in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover
- Published at
- 15.09.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- office raid
- women
- harassment
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of protestors
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained

Attacks on activists, journalists persist as Taliban offensive escalates in Afghanistan
- Published at
- 04.08.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- non state actors
- killing of journalist
- women
- attack on HRD
- journalist detained
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing

Despite formation of a commission to protect rights defenders, attacks persist in Afghanistan
- Published at
- 18.03.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- women
- attack on HRD
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- HRD killing