Gender-Based Violence Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Aug 14 Afghan Witness report reveals ‘daily occurrence’ of gender-based violence under Taliban rule as women suffer ‘systematic erasure’ from public life Three years on from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, women are banned from education, work and most other areas of public life.
Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Nov 23 'Violence behind a screen': Event Recap Afghan Witness reflects on some of the key takeaways of the project’s event on 21 November 2023 with Shaharzad Akbar, Francesca Gentile and Nina Jankowicz. How has online abuse affected Afghan women and what can be done about it?
Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Oct 12 Reports of prominent activist’s arrest sparks protests, but is also met with online hate speech As news of Zholia Parsi’s alleged arrest surfaced, Afghan Witness monitored the online response.
Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Online Abuse Sep 18 Female hunger strikers face criticism, denial, and hate speech online While the protest garnered widespread support on social media, the women involved were also targeted with a range of criticism and hate speech.
