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197th Dialogue: Launch conference of the Campaign “Words matter: 61 words, 61 days to combat SGBV”

Launch conference of the “Words are important: 61 words, 61 days to combat SGBV” Campaign, with experts from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kurdistan Region.

Thursday 4 March 2021

Report : 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 2021

In 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 2021

Biden 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

More than 75% of Syrian refugees may have PTSD, says charity Syria Relief

The Guardian, originally published on Monday 1 Mars 2021. By Kaamil Ahmed. ‘There is a huge amount of damage you can’t see – the mental trauma’, says Syria Relief report author. More than three-quarters of […]

Monday 1 March 2021

A Syrian Asylum-Seeker’s Case Reframes Migrant Abuses as Enforced Disappearances

The Intercept, originally published on February 28 2021. By John Washington.   Fady roamed the bus depot in Didymoteicho, Greece, in November 2016, holding up his phone to waiting strangers, showing them a photo of his […]

Monday 1 March 2021

On Migrant Rights, Joe Biden Still Has a Long Way to Go

Jacobin, originally published on 02.28.2021. An interview with ADAM GOODMAN. By Luke Savage. The Biden administration has made some encouraging noises on immigration policy.  But activists are tired of talk — they want to see […]

Monday 1 March 2021

Democrats pressure Biden on U.S backing for Saudi war in Yemen

The Intercept, published on February 25 2021. By Alex Emmons. Progressive lawmakers sent Biden a letter seeking details on his plan to halt U.S. aid for offensive military operations in Yemen.   Weeks after President […]

Monday 1 March 2021

Killing 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 2021

OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation has joined an open letter by 55 NGOs to Biden: support access to justice for all by rescinding Trump-era executive order impeding ICC’s work

OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation has joined an open letter by 55 NGOs to Biden: support access to justice for all by rescinding Trump-era executive order impeding ICC’s work.   Dear Mr. President, The International Federation for Human […]

Thursday 28 January 2021