Freedom of expression
Studio B, Unscripted: With Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka
Two writers discuss the rewriting of history, culture wars, multiple identities and the storyteller’s duty to speak up. In this episode of Studio B: Unscripted, renowned novelist and academic Elif Shafak sits down with award-winning […]
Monday، 17 May، 2021Report : How social media is changing Afghan society
Heinrich Boll Stiftung, The Green Political Foundation, originally published on 14 February 2018. by Sayed Asef Hossaini . Social media has played a critical role in influencing change in Afghanistan. The potential anonymity of the internet […]
Wednesday، 3 March، 2021In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed Feelings
Internews By Laura Stein Lindamood. Download and Read the Full Report Here The power of still-nascent social media to affect social change, distribute information, and affect traditional roles are among findings of a new wide-ranging […]
Wednesday، 3 March، 2021Killing of Human Rights Defenders and Media Professionals in Afghanistan – New UN Report
Press Release KILLING OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS IN AFGHANISTAN – NEW UN REPORT KABUL, 15 February 2021 – The period following the start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in September 2020 has […]
Monday، 15 February، 2021Seven new Armanshahr publications for Persian readers
Good news for our Persian readers! 2020-21 has been LABORIOUS for Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA. Seven new & free to download books ranging from Feminism, Sexual and Gender Based Violence to Literature notably three books by RIP Master Rahnaward Zaryab, the great Afghanistan writer.
Monday، 18 January، 2021Meet Uyatman :Uyatman, a superhero satirizing the real-life moral guardians in Kazakhstan.
A new superhero called Uyatman appeared on the scene in Kazakhstan. As long as Uyatman was on patrol, the public could rest safe in the knowledge that women would not be caught out and about behaving indecently.
Thursday، 4 April، 2019RSF calls for more protection for journalists in Afghanistan
Source: Reporters Without Frontiers Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about an increase in threats and violence against media personnel in Afghanistan, where six media workers have been killed and ten journalists have been injured […]
Friday، 9 June، 2017True Democracies Protect Everyone’s Freedom of Expression
On Thursday evening a horrifying event took place in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. Alongside the Kabul River that winds through the city centre, a mob of men viciously attacked a woman named Farkhunda.
Wednesday، 25 March، 2015Human Rights Watch – Afghanistan: Media Under Attack
Violence and threats against Afghanistan’s journalists by the government and security forces are increasing, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These attacks put at risk the gains inmedia freedom in Afghanistan since 2001.
Wednesday، 21 January، 2015127th Goftegu Public Debate: First day of Human Rights week, Freedom of expression and the impact of social networks – Report & Photo Gallery
Armanshahr Foundation and the French Institute for Human Rights opened their programs on Human Rights week on 7 December 2013. See some pictures of the event here.
Monday، 9 December، 2013
