Following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, women and girls in Afghanistan have endured unprecedented levels of oppression and human rights violations. These abuses are enforced through formal decrees, institutionalized mechanisms, and a deeply embedded...
Dzyanis’ Story Dzyanis Ivashyn is a Belarusian journalist, economist, and political scientist who was arrested in March 2021 for his investigative reporting. He is serving a 13-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges. At the time of his arrest, Dzyanis...
Politically motivated imprisonment continues to occur across Central Asia, as individuals are imprisoned because of their opinions, their religious beliefs, their political activity, or their identity. Fortunately, the number of former prisoners of conscience is also...
This past week another academic year began in Afghanistan, but for most young girls and women it was the start of another year being barred from classrooms. Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed an indefinite ban on secondary and high schools...
