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Lebanon’s religion-based personal status laws discriminate against women across the religious spectrum and don’t guarantee their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

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.

On the eve of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, President Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree ordering the release of 101 prisoners from Pol-e-Charkhi and women’s jails in Kabul.

The quest for expanding the membership of the UN Security Council has taken various turns since the last and only expansion in 1965. The Council’s response and lack of response to the developments following the Arab Spring and the Ukraine Crisis have rejuvenated discussions on reforms globally.

Growing numbers of Central Asian citizens, male and female, are travelling to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL or ISIS).

SPECIAL ISSUE! Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issues 100-101 year VII

Despite modern state building and good governance efforts began in 2001 in Afghanistan, traditional ways of conflict resolution, particularly those related to social issues are widely being practiced in the country. Some of these practices have positive impacts and are effective in finding solution to social disputes.

In an age when information equals power, Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA has created a powerful informative tool for Persian-speakers through its weekly thematic bulletins. Generally short of time, individuals usually cannot allocate much time to monitor news or various sources every day and keep abreast of the important political, social, cultural and human rights issues.

Based on its indirect relationship with the elite, educators and students through book publishing, Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA has been endeavouring to establish direct contact and dialogue with the young generation by organising a series of book reading sessions in Kabul and Herat since 2009.