War and Imperialism
Support for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Call for a Fact-Finding Mission in Afghanistan
We welcome the call to the Human Rights Council on June 21, 2021, to consider “mechanisms for an effective prevention response” to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Establish a United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission.
Friday 2 July 2021The People We’re Leaving Behind in Afghanistan
Steve Coll The New Yorker Young Afghans defied the Taliban and signed on to reconstruction efforts, only to learn that U.S. and NATO forces would be abruptly withdrawn. On September 3, 2019, Abdul Samad Amiri, […]
Thursday 1 July 2021OPEN 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 2021G FOR GENOCIDE, A FOR APARTHEID, F FOR FEMICIDE : our 198th seminar of our Of War and Collective Memory series
OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation and 40Braids have the pleasure of inviting you to our 198th seminar under our Of War and Collective Memory series, with experts talking about Palestine, Afghanistan, Canada, Kurdistan, Mexico and Iran. The […]
Tuesday 8 June 2021Addressing G(enocide) A(partheid) F(emicide) : An Introductory Background
In the light of the connection between genocide, apartheid and femicide, and to help expand your knowledge on these pressing matters, we have compiled for you a collection of articles, reports, statements and documentaries.
Tuesday 8 June 2021Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability
Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]
Wednesday 19 May 2021ICAN : U.S. Policy in Afghanistan – What Withdrawal Means for Afghan Women & the Future
ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]
Monday 17 May 2021Studio 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 2021FIDH – The Observatory : In Israel, campaigns to discredit Israeli, Golan and Palestinian human rights defenders
In Israel, campaigns to discredit Israeli, Golan Palestinian human rights defenders. Geneva-Paris, April 27, 2021 — From slander and campaigns to deter donors, to restrictive legislation and judicial obstruction, the Israeli Government’s smear and harassment […]
Monday 17 May 2021Biden said ‘Diplomacy is back!’ Then he started dropping bombs
The Guardian, originally published on Friday 26 February 2021. By Trita Parsi . Biden may inadvertently achieve what Trump couldn’t: destroying the Iran deal, Obama’s main foreign policy achievement. Diplomacy is back!” President Joe […]
Wednesday 3 March 2021
