Geography
Afghan 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 2021Interview: Hard-Won Victories for Refugees in Greece – How Ten Years of Advocacy and Incremental Changes Add Up
Humans Rights Watch by Amy Braunschweiger and Eva Cossé In Greece, a recent high-profile court ruling and policy change mark momentous human rights victories for migrants and children. On October 7, an Athens court ruled that the […]
Tuesday 26 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 2021The Other Pandemic: Fighting Inequality as We Beat Back Covid
Human Rights Watch By Lena Simet and Komala Ramachandra and Sarah Saadoun At the dawn of 2020, our world was already in crisis. High and rising economic inequality meant that someone born with few resources could see their basic human […]
Tuesday 19 January 2021Afghan Leaders Sideline Spokesmen in an Escalating Misinformation War
The New York Times By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fahim Abed and Najim Rahim Published Jan. 10, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021 The Ghani administration and the Taliban are fighting a public-relations battle, with the government taking more drastic measures to control the flow […]
Tuesday 19 January 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 2021‘I Could Just Vanish’: In Kabul, Pocket Notes to Prevent Anonymous Death
The New York Times By David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi As violence engulfs them, some Afghans carry notes with their names, blood types and relatives’ phone numbers in case they are killed or severely wounded. KABUL, Afghanistan — […]
Monday 18 January 2021Read & Watch International conference: Of War and Collective Memory
Read report/watch “Of War and Collective Memory”, 11 December 2020. OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation , 40Braids, Int. Simorgh Peace Prize, Armanshahr publishing 196th Conference held in 8th Edition of Human rights week collaboration with and supported by FIDH, UKRI, GCRF & ICAN.
Monday 21 December 2020International conference: Of War and Collective Memory
International conference: Of War and Collective Memory. In the shadow of amnesia: the struggle with power is the struggle of memory with oblivion. 196th Conference/dialogue held in framework of OPEN ASIA’s 8th Edition of Human rights week marking 25th anniversary celebration year.
Wednesday 2 December 2020Mark the days: OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr|40Braids celebrating 25th Anniversary with Human Rights Week 8th edition
OPEN ASIA To mark 25th Anniversary, Human Rights Week – 8th edition Of War and Collective Memory, 25 NOV-11 DEC. 5 Dialogues | 2 Workshops | 10 Films | 5 New Books | Photo Exhibition | Poetry evening | International Simorgh Peace Prize Call (7 th edition) Herat-Paris-Dushanbe-London
Friday 27 November 2020
