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Afghanistan: Girls studying in sixth grade urge Taliban to not stop them f
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghan girls called on the Taliban not to stop girls from going to school in the next academic year.
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Afghanistan: Women in Takhar demand release of women's rights activists
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
group of women in Afghanistan's Takhar province have demanded the release of women's rights activists currently detained by the Taliban-led administration.
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Afghanistan: Concerns grow over detentions of women, civil society activis
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan, emphasizing that restrictions against girls and women can escalate into "sexual harassment and crimes against humanity", Khaama Press reported.
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Women's rights activists call hunger strike amid global neglect of Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Women rights activists along with other women have initiated a hunger strike to bring the issues regarding global neglect of Afghan women and gender apartheid, reported Khaama Press.
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B'luru: Women's rights activist slams PC George's comment on rape survivor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 13 (ANI): Women rights activist Brinda Adige slammed former MLA from Kerala PC George for his derogatory comments on a rape survivor and said the leader's party's inaction has resulted in his arrogant behaviour.
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Afghanistan: Freed women rights activists under pressure to not share deta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): Four Afghanistan women activists, who were detained by the Taliban regime and later released after a long period of uncertainty, are under pressure not to publicize the details about their detention, their relatives have told local media.
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To tackle global pressure, Taliban release 14 women prisoners in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): Amid calls mounting for answers over missing women activists, the Taliban on Friday released 14 women prisoners in Kabul to tackle global pressure.
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Afghan girls must reopen schools on their own: Afghan women rights activis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): Member of Afghanistan's former government's peace negotiating delegation and women rights activist, Fawzia Koofi on Sunday said that Afghan girls should reopen their schools on their own.
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Women-led protest in Kabul turns violent; Taliban resorts to tear gas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): A protest led by women rights activists in Kabul turned violent after Taliban forces prevented them from marching towards the presidential palace.
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US considers urgent visas for vulnerable Afghan women after troop pull out
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] July 8 (ANI): Human and Women rights activists have asked the Biden administration to provide up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women's advocates who are at risk after the US troops pull out from Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Human rights activist under attack after receiving international
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Gulalai Ismail, a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and women rights activist, has come under severe criticism in Pakistan after receiving an award for human rights.
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Shirdi dress code appeal: Infringement of right to freedom of expression,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Shirdi (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): After Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple Trust in Shirdi put up a notice appealing to devotees to dress in "civilized clothes" as per "Indian culture", women rights activist Trupti Desai on Friday called it an infringement of the constitutional right
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