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Women in Activism, Media, and Politics

Mar 1

Increase in online hate speech directed at influential Afghan women since Taliban takeover

Afghan Witness analysis has found that online abuse and disinformation against women in Afghanistan peaked in August and September 2021, and January 2022.

Mar 1

Protestors move indoors to avoid Taliban

Following the Taliban’s quasi-ban on demonstrations, Afghan protesters have found new ways to draw attention to their cause.

Mar 1

Verifying Taliban violence

AW has verified several reports and recordings from recent months.

Religion Minority Rights Explosions

Mar 1

Suicide bombing at Kandahar’s largest Shia mosque, Hazara ethnic minority targeted

The double explosion reportedly killed 40 people. AW analyses the CCTV footage from the attack.

Public punishments

Feb 25

Taliban hangs bodies of ‘kidnappers’ in Herat – at least one claimed to beformer government security personnel

Afghan Witness’s OSINT team has geolocated three bodies of alleged kidnappers that were publicly displayed by the Taliban, and also spoke to the friend of one of the individuals killed - who is reportedly former Afghan military personnel.

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