Claims emerge in the media that the Taliban has allowed the operation of certain girls' schools, which the Taliban later denies.

The Taliban's decree to cap female salaries has caused widespread confusion and sparked protests among women employees.

Over 1,000 days since the Taliban's education ban, Meetra talks us through what that means.

Online abuse targeting Ethiopian women has become “so normalised it’s invisible”, according to research carried out by CIR.

This recommendations document is the product of discussions at roundtables and workshops in Addis Ababa and virtually. The recommendations come directly from those working on human rights in Ethiopia. Several initiatives are already underway to combat TFGBV or related harms. Where appropriate, CIR has spotlighted them throughout the recommendations document.

In audio clips circulated online in March, the Taliban’s Supreme Leader emphasised the strict implementation of Sharia punishments and spoke of harsher punishments for women.

Female-led newsroom Zan Times used investigative reporting and open source techniques to document killings, disappearances and arrests of Afghan women.

In Kabul, female presenters were reportedly told to appear on air only in full veiling, while in Khost, local media was prohibited from broadcasting calls from women and girls.

Afghan Witness has seen a downturn in street protests, with many women taking their protests indoors and online in an attempt to avoid suppression or violence.

Many of the impersonator accounts identified by Afghan Witness repeatedly use derogatory language toward the Afghan LGBTQIA+ community and attempt to defame activists and news anchors in exile.