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Education Ban, Public Stoning: 10 Times Taliban Policies Targeted Women
Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, they have prohibited girls from attending secondary schools and universities
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Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women's Day
With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.
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Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
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UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
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UN Security Council Denounces Taliban Bans On Women In Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.
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Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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"Like Caged Birds": Afghan Women Anguished Over Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Taliban Explains Why Afghan Women Have Been Banned From Universities
Afghan universities were declared off limits to women because female students were not following instructions including a proper dress code, the Taliban's minister for higher education said Thursday.
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India Concerned Over Taliban's Decision To Ban Women From Universities
India on Thursday said it is concerned over reports that the Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
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Education Ban, Public Stoning: 10 Times Taliban Policies Targeted Women
Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, they have prohibited girls from attending secondary schools and universities
-
Women March To Defend Rights Across Globe Mark Women's Day
With the Taliban government's banning of women from universities in Afghanistan, Iran's repression of the Mahsa Amini protests, new US restrictions on abortion rights and the Ukraine war's impact on women, there are many reasons to protest.
-
Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
-
UN Says Some Aid Programmes Stopped In Afghanistan After Ban On Women
The United Nations said that some "time-critical" programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely need to be paused because of a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women aid workers.
-
UN Security Council Denounces Taliban Bans On Women In Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan, denouncing a ban by the Taliban-led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups.
-
Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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"Like Caged Birds": Afghan Women Anguished Over Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Taliban Explains Why Afghan Women Have Been Banned From Universities
Afghan universities were declared off limits to women because female students were not following instructions including a proper dress code, the Taliban's minister for higher education said Thursday.
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India Concerned Over Taliban's Decision To Ban Women From Universities
India on Thursday said it is concerned over reports that the Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban
A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
