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.
News & Views ‘The war against women must stop’: UNESCO is dedicating International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women On International Day of Education, UNESCO highlights that girls and women in Afghanistan are still fighting for their right to education.
News & Views Female NGO staff return to work in Afghanistan despite Taliban’s ban Female workers in NGOs have returned to work after the Taliban issued an assurance that they may work in health.
News & Views 32yo former Afghan lawmaker murdered in her Kabul home 32-year old former female Afghan lawmaker, Mursal Nabizada has been shot dead in her home in Kabul on Saturday night
News & Views Cricket Australia backs women’s rights in Afghanistan boycott Cricket Australia says it is “unable to proceed” with an upcoming 3-match day series against Afghanistan due to further oppression of women.
World Mad world: The global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’ There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.
News & Views Taliban bans women and girls from attending university Women and girls in Afghanistan will no longer be permitted to attend university after the Taliban, issued its latest order.
News & Views Women and girls in Afghanistan demand urgent attention Afghan women are being “erased”, according to prominent journalist and women’s rights activist, Mahbouba Seraj.