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What Will Become of Zebo and Other Kyrgyz Women Held in Iraqi Prisons?
Relatives of Kyrgyz citizens detained in Iraq on charges linked to the Islamic State are renewing appeals for repatriati...
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Relatives of Kyrgyz citizens detained in Iraq on charges linked to the Islamic State are renewing appeals for repatriati...
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With the Taliban back in power and United Nations monitors reporting the return of Al-Qaeda operatives, Afghanistan has...
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A 46-page circular from Turkey’s Ministry of National Education has drawn criticism for focusing on directives that ob...
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Five years after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, many young people say their ambitions and daily free...
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Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, sweeping bans on girls’ secondary and higher education and broad res...
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A UNAMA quarterly report covering April–June 2026 finds continued, systemic restrictions on the rights of women and gi...
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Tajikistan has stepped up efforts to regulate citizens' clothing and appearance, targeting Islamic head scarves and men'...
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Tajikistan has released 8,008 prisoners under a new amnesty law signed by President Emomali Rahmon on June 16, 2026. Jus...
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Women in Afghanistan say Taliban-enforced requirements that they be accompanied by a male mahram are complicating cross-...
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The Taliban in Herat has escalated enforcement of a June directive requiring a 'proper hijab,' detaining and publicly be...
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Since the Taliban regained power in August 2021, thousands of Afghan civil servants—particularly women—have lost the...
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In a moving personal tribute, an older comrade recalls the life, activism and companionship of Dilan — a younger woman...