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Attacks on activists, journalists persist as Taliban offensive escalates in Afghanistan
- Published at
- 04.08.2021
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- non state actors
- killing of journalist
- women
- attack on HRD
- journalist detained
- attack on journalist
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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
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Afghan authorities failing to protect activists, journalists as attacks against civilians surge
- Published at
- 10.11.2020
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- journalist detained
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Afghan human rights and media workers face attacks while new NGO law threatens civil society
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- 08.07.2020
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- restrictive law
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US-Taliban deal ignores human rights as activists continue to face threats
- Published at
- 13.03.2020
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- access to info. law
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- positive CS development
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Afghan human rights defenders and journalists killed as US-Taliban talks collapse
- Published at
- 08.10.2019
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- killing of journalist
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
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Taliban threaten media with attack, amid ongoing peace process excluding CSOs and women
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- 03.07.2019
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- censorship
- access to info. law
- women
- journalist detained
- religious groups
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- non state actors
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Deplorable Taliban attack on aid NGO reflects CSOs fears of losing civil rights in the peace process
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- 09.05.2019
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD killing
- attack on HRD
- non state actors
- women
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Afghanistan ranked the most dangerous country for journalists in 2018 as peace talks progress
- Published at
- 12.02.2019
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- religious groups
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- killing of journalist
- killing of protestors
- journalist detained
- non state actors
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Civil society activists among those killed in violence around elections
- Published at
- 01.11.2018
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- HRD killing
- attack on HRD
- non state actors
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Increased threats against human rights defenders in Ghazni and Farah provinces
- Published at
- 30.08.2018
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- HRD threatened
- protest
- protest disruption
- women
- intimidation
- non state actors