News & Views First Afghan female Olympian wants Afghanistan banned from Paris Olympics Afghanistan’s first female Olympian is campaigning for her own country to be barred from the upcoming Paris Games.
sport Cricket Australia postpones men’s T20 series against Afghanistan over Taliban’s treatment of women Cricket Australia says it won’t play in a Twenty20 series against Afghanistan due to human rights concerns for women in the country.
World ‘Please do not forget them’: Hazara women launch advocacy campaign for women under Taliban rule Hazara women from Afghanistan living in Australia have launched a campaign to raise awareness for the women and girls under the oppressive Taliban rule.
News & Views Taliban sends Afghan women to prison to stop gender-based violence: UN report The Taliban is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from the threat of gender-based violence, according to a UN report.
News & Views Afghan women are being pushed back to the Taliban as Pakistan forces them out There are calls for the government to engage with Pakistan over its policy that’s forcing Afghans to return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
News & Views Aussie teachers helping to save Afghan women from returning to violence of home country Australian teachers are helping to get humanitarian visa for their students from the Virtual School Australia. But time is running out.
News & Views Women and children account for two-thirds of the severely injured after Afghanistan earthquake Women and children account for two-thirds of the severely injured victims of the earthquakes in Afghanistan, the World Health Organisation has said.
News & Views In Sydney, Malala talks FIFA’s missed opportunity, education and Barbie Malala spoke at a DEI Summit on Friday, where she called out FIFA’s failure to recognise Afghanistan’s women’s football team.
News & Views The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognised as gender apartheid The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid.
News & Views More than 77,000 people call on FIFA to recognise Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team More than 77,000 people are standing in solidarity with Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team and calling on FIFA to recognise the exiled team.
News & Views Security forces break up Afghan women’s protest over beauty salon closures Security forces have broken up a demonstration of Afghan women in Kabul who were protesting the forced closure of beauty salons.
Soapbox Why these humanitarian crises matter to Australians in 2023 Along with Ukraine, there are five growing humanitarian hotspots elsewhere that show Australia needs to increase its own refugee intake.