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Lahore High Court Suspends Pakistan Medical Council Ban on Afghan Medical Students

The Lahore High Court has temporarily halted an order by Pakistan’s medical regulator that instructed Afghan students...

Christopher Manley | Sep 11, 2026

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Afghan physicist named lifetime member of Royal Society of Canada as Afghan students, IDPs and rights defenders face mounting crises

Taher Sharan, an Afghan physicist and former head of Afghanistan's Atomic Energy High Commission, has been elected a lif...

Christopher Manley | Sep 10, 2026

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After beating and urgent spinal surgery paid for by Belarusians, exile in Poland faces pain, work barriers and blocked pension

Vital Tysiev (Віталь Тысеў), who underwent an urgent spinal operation in Germany in 2023 after Belarusians ra...

Clémence Desjardins | Aug 19, 2026

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Former Afghan Soldiers Stranded in Iran Fear Taliban Retribution as Resettlement Options Collapse

Several former Afghan military officers living in Iran say their situation has deteriorated as Iranian authorities tight...

Alexander Walter | Jul 30, 2026