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OPEN ASIA joins Int. Letter in support of the Afghan people by friends of Afghanistan: As US and NATO forces withdraw, we must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic
The withdrawal of US & NATO troops is not only a defining moment for Afghanistan, it is a test for what our democracies are prepared to champion and can achieve together. Let us fulfill our obligations by preventing further chaos and violence and by making a powerful contribution to peace in Afghanistan.
Thursday، 1 July، 2021Biden’s Challenge: Redeeming a US Role for Human Rights
Human Rights Watch – World Report 2021 Introductory remark by Kenneth Roth. After four years of a president who was indifferent and often hostile to human rights, the November 2020 election of Joe Biden […]
Wednesday، 27 January، 2021Afghan Peace: Illusion and Reality
Tolo News By Afrasiab Khattak, Former Member of Pakistan’s Senate, Analyst. Published on October 11 2020. A month after the beginning of the intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, there has been […]
Wednesday، 27 January، 2021Joe Biden Will Have to Address the War in Afghanistan—Again
The New Yorker By Steve Coll January 20, 2021 When Joe Biden became Vice-President, in 2009, tens of thousands of American troops were fighting a spreading Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, and the war loomed as one of […]
Friday، 22 January، 2021We Oppose War, Sanctions and Repression: Statement by Iranian Women’s Rights Defenders
Iranian women’s rights activists statement condemning the threat of war and sanctions against Iran. They urge the UN, European powers & int. women’s movements to use all in their power to stop this unnecessary and preventable march to war.
Wednesday، 29 May، 2019Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA Simorgh Peace prize 2018: Afghan Children’s Campaign For Peace
Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA 5th Simorgh Peace prize: 2,000 children from Herat, Kabul and Kandahar provinces run a campaign to raise their voice for peace and an end to the ongoing conflict which has gripped the Afghans over the past 27 years.
Wednesday، 16 January، 2019Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child, from India to Uganda
Women’s News I was interviewing and photographing a group of activist girls in Kampala, Uganda. Many were daughters of sex workers, all […]
Thursday، 12 October، 2017Peaceful Societies – Where Are They?
Human Wrongs Watch By Johan Galtung* 3 July 2017 – TRANSCEND Media Service – There are many of them–of different kinds–in world geography. We can try to identify the characteristics of their peacefulness. Johan Galtung Or we […]
Thursday، 20 July، 2017Missing: Political Creativity – Vox populi, vox dei
Source: TRANSCEND Media Service (TMS)/Solutions Oriented Peace Journalism By: Johan Galtung A key slogan during the student revolt in Paris May 1968, soon 50 years ago, was Imagination au pouvoir! Bring imagination to power! We […]
Thursday، 1 June، 2017Young Iraqis bridging the sectarian divide
Islamic State militants play on sectarian division as they tear Iraq apart, but a group of young Iraqi “citizen ambassadors” is trying to mend the damage by promoting a message of tolerance and peace.
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