Human Rights
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Afghanistan
UN Rights Council Calls on Taliban to End Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
Bareen Media – The UN Human Rights Council has called on the Taliban to repeal all policies and measures that…
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Afghanistan
ICC Unseals Arrest Warrants for Four Taliban Leaders Over Gender Persecution
The International Criminal Court has unsealed four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures over alleged crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.…
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Afghanistan
UNICEF: Safe Water Can Help Prevent Waterborne Diseases Among Children
Bareen Media – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says access to safe water can help protect children from diseases…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Women and Girls Make Up 60 Percent of Those Facing Food Insecurity
Bareen Media – Women and girls account for 60 percent of people facing food insecurity in Afghanistan, according to new…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Political Missions Condemn Pakistani Airstrikes in Kunar and Helmand
BAREEN Media – The Coordination Council of Afghan Political and Consular Missions has condemned Pakistan’s recent airstrikes in Kunar and…
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Afghanistan
Turkish MP Urges Action to Protect Woman Reportedly Held in Kabul
Bareen Media – A Turkish lawmaker has called on the government to take urgent action to protect Cansu Badur, a…
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Afghanistan
Supporting Afghan Women Is a Responsibility, Not Charity
Bareen Media – Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, said in a video that…
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Society
California Bans Child Marriage, Setting Minimum Age at 18
Bareen Media – California has banned child marriage, becoming the 18th U.S. state to prohibit marriage involving minors. California Governor…
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Human Rights
Iranian Protester Sentenced to Death and Moved to Solitary Confinement
BAREEN Media – Iranian human rights group Iran Human Rights says protester Mahboubeh Shabani has been sentenced to death and…
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Afghanistan
Afghan National Executed in Iran on Espionage Charges
Bareen Media – Iranian Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw says Iranian authorities have executed Torat Mohammadi, a 42-year-old Afghan national…
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