Report Afghan Witness Education Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Apr 6 Online response to Taliban U-turn on girls' schools While top posts came from several international figures, there was limited visibility of female campaigners inside Afghanistan
Report Afghan Witness Education Policies and Restrictions Mar 30 Kabul ‘Mother’s Statue’ covered then removed The statue was censored with black cloth, before being removed entirely
Report Afghan Witness Education Policies and Restrictions Mar 25 "I have no aspirations for the future" - female university students on Taliban restrictions AW talks to five female students about the reality of attending university as women in the ‘new’ Afghanistan.
Report Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Mar 23 Taliban attempt to disrupt female-led protests, in some cases responding with violence Following a ban on non-approved protests, women campaigners and journalists have been met with force on several occassions
Report Afghan Witness Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Mar 22 Female activists, journalists and singer released Reports of further arrests continue to spark fear
Report Myanmar Witness Gender-Based Violence Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Mar 15 Violence Against Protestors at Hlaing Tharyar A case study of violence against protestors at Hlaing Tharyar (14-17 March 2021)
Report Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Mar 11 Taliban make case for activist arrests, but deny they took place Taliban forces deny detentions of female activists, but mobilise communications around hijab and traditional values
Report Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Gender-Based Violence Mar 9 Women "more vulnerable than ever" - the closure of Afghanistan's safehouses With most women's refuges shut down across the country, survivors of gender violence - and former employees - are left with nowhere to turn.
Report Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Gender-Based Violence Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Mar 8 Ten ways life has changed for Afghan women since last International Women’s Day Since August, restrictions on women's education, work, travel, and dress have come into effect.
Report Myanmar Witness Executions Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Mar 8 The Death of Female Protestor Thu Thu Zin This report documents the circumstances of the death of female protestor Thu Thu Zin in Mandalay on 27 July 2021.
Report Afghan Witness 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.