South Asia

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• Pakistan: Women on Wheels has first graduation ceremony in Sindh
  25 January 2020, by siawi3

  The aim is to have 10,000 women riding their bikes in Sindh by Women’s Day on March 8. “Women on Wheels is not just a trend, it is a way to see women enter practical life by getting jobs.” Females riding motorbikes on the road is a powerful statement. “Having more women riding bikes on the road can change mindsets and perception. It can change the entire narrative. Female representation is important for the country to grow. Mobility can give lots of women independence,”

• Afghanistan: The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices
  20 August 2021, by siawi3

  The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces

• To be an Afghan child worker in Iran
  13 October 2021, by siawi3

  More than a million Afghan children are trying to make their way in Iran. They cross the border into Iran without their parents and with the help of smugglers. They can be as young as seven years old, and are usually accompanied by an adolescent relative or friend. This is a very dangerous trip that can easily get them killed. And, since they are undocumented on both sides, if they get shot at the border there will likely be no record of their deaths.

• QUESTIONS ON THE MILITARY OCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN - SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ACTIVISTS
  29 November 2021, by siawi3

  Following the departure of the United States forces for occupation, intervention or military invasion of Afghanistan, along with the NATO forces last August, Women in Black of Madrid against War would like to ask some questions about the participation of Spain during the governments of Jose Maria Aznar, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sanchez.

• Afghanistan : au cĹ“ur de l’Ă©mirat des Taliban
  26 décembre 2021, par siawi3

  Ce documentaire montre de l’intĂ©rieur l’Ă©mirat que sont en train de mettre en place les nouveaux maĂ®tres du pays.

• Commodity Fetishism and Imran Khan: Right-Wing Populism in Pakistan
  21 December 2022, by siawi3

  The commodity, its detachment and its spectacle, are unthinkable without the role of existing dominant groups. By this we mean the reigning classes and their political-economic formations whose machinations and enclosures lay the ground for the emergence of the commodity, its society of spectacle, and its personification in the (proto-)fascist and populist.

• Afghanistan: In solidarity with attacked universities, scholars and students
  8 December 2020, by siawi3

  As international scholars, we are outraged by the attacks on universities and educational institutions in Afghanistan. We stand in solidarity with the families of the victims and all Afghans who risk their lives to pursue their education in conditions of war, violence and insecurity. Students and educators must be ensured safety and security while attending school, without any threat or fear for their lives and to be able to work, study, and learn in a protected and safe environment.

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  13 avril 2021, par siawi3
• Sri Lanka: Progressive decisions by Cabinet on substantive Muslim marriage law reform hailed
  2 August 2021, by siawi3

  Comprehensive MMDA reform is long overdue. We wholeheartedly welcome these four decisions and reiterate that these decisions will ensure that women are not discriminated against or excluded. Lived experiences of Muslim women reveal serious problems, with women being denied fair treatment and discriminated in a multitude of ways. We have consistently raised demands that Muslim women must have equal and fair treatment.

• U.S. Media Organizations Scramble to Get Hundreds of Afghan Colleagues to Safety
  20 August 2021, by siawi3

  “Contracted workers are falling through the cracks.” Over the last several days, as foreign and local journalists continued to cover breaking developments, many also worked around the clock to get their colleagues to safety: pulling strings with senior government contacts and scrambling to find countries that might take people without visas and, in some cases, even without passports.

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