Human Rights
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Emran Feroz: Afghanistan’s War Did Not End With US Withdrawal
DID Press: Afghan-Austrian journalist Emran Feroz says the war in Afghanistan did not end with the withdrawal of US forces five years ago, arguing that Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory, particularly in recent months, represent a continuation of the conflict…
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Hamas: Escalating West Bank Attacks Aim to Enforce Annexation, Displacement
DID Press: Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said the escalation of violence by Israeli settlers and attacks by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank aims to impose annexation, displace Palestinians and consolidate control over the territory.
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UAE Backs Continued UNAMA Mission and Equal Rights for Afghan Women
DID Press: United Arab Emirates has called for the continuation of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and stressed the need to ensure equal rights for women and girls in the country. The UAE’s Permanent Mission to the…
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UNAMA Deeply Concerned Over Detention of 52 Women and One Girl in Herat and Kabul
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the recent arrest and detention of Afghan women and girls, as well as threats of detention against them by what it referred to as the de facto…
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Taliban Seek Institutional Support to Enforce Filming Ban in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Kandahar has formally asked relevant institutions to cooperate in implementing Part Nine of Article 22 of the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of…
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Fukuyama: Trump Is the Biggest Threat to US Democracy
DID Press: Francis Fukuyama, an American political theorist, has described Donald Trump as the biggest threat to democracy in the United States since the country’s Civil War. Fukuyama also predicted that the Republican Party will lose control of the U.S.…
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Widespread Protests Over Removal of Millions of Names From India’s Voter Rolls
DID Press: The removal of more than 130 million names from India’s voter rolls has triggered a wave of protests against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opponents say the process has unfairly targeted Muslims and other minority groups…
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