Human Rights
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Taliban Bans All Demonstrations Under New “Police Law”
DID Press: Taliban has formally banned all demonstrations across Afghanistan under a newly published law governing the country’s police force, which the group refers to as the “Shurta.” The Taliban on Saturday, August 22, published the document, titled the “Shurta…
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Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 73,000
DID Press: The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the death toll from Israel’s military offensive on the enclave since October 7, 2023, has surpassed 73,000, with more than 174,000 others wounded. According to the ministry’s latest figures,…
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US Court Blocks Trump Policy Suspending Immigrant Visas for Citizens of 75 Countries
DID Press: A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries, ruling that the measure was unlawful. Janet Vargas, a judge for the U.S. District Court for…
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Indian Hindu Nationalist Leader Calls for Bulldozer Action Against Mosque
DID Press: A state-level leader of the Hindu nationalist group Hindu Yuva Vahini in India’s Uttar Pradesh has called for bulldozers to demolish a religious school and a 60-year-old mosque, accusing Muslims of occupying land illegally. Raghavendra Pratap Singh, the…
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Afghan American Aisha Wahab Wins US House Seat Despite Pro-Israel Spending
DID Press: Aisha Wahab, a Democratic politician and outspoken critic of Israeli policies, has won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from California, defeating a rival backed by millions of dollars in spending from pro-Israel groups. Wahab’s victory…
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Two Afghan Nationals Killed in Clash With Tajik Border Guards
DID Press: Tajik authorities say two Afghan nationals were killed in an armed clash with the country’s border guards in the Fathabad area of Khatlon region, along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border. Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said the two men…
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Pakistan, Japan Discuss Regional Security and Counterterrorism
DID Press: Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, says he held talks with Japan’s ambassador and head of its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan on regional security, humanitarian and human rights issues, and the need to strengthen counterterrorism efforts. Sadiq…
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Record-Breaking Islamophobia in London: Reports Surge Sixfold in Five Years
DID Press: A new report by Tell MAMA shows that incidents of anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination in London have increased more than sixfold over the past five years, with the capital now facing the highest recorded level of Islamophobia in…
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India Delivers Medicines and Medical Supplies to Kabul Hospital
DID Press: India has provided medicines and medical supplies to a government hospital in Kabul as part of its ongoing health cooperation and humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Jaiswal said India was…
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UNICEF: Kabul School Blast Violates Educational Safety and Threatens Children
DID Press: UNICEF has expressed concern over the wounding of 42 children in an explosion outside a school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi district, stressing that educational facilities are protected under international law and that the safety, dignity and rights of children…
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