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Children
Trump Administration Weighs 3,000-Child Migrant Detention Facility
DID Press: Trump administration is considering establishing a large-scale facility to house unaccompanied migrant children as part of its broader crackdown on immigration and efforts to accelerate deportation proceedings. According to reports, the proposed center would operate as an “emergency…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Deny Holding Missing Afghan-American Mahmoud Shah Habibi
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Mahmoud Shah Habibi, the missing Afghan-American and former head of Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, is not being held in any prison in Afghanistan, following the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s offer of a…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Detain Two UNAMA Staff Members in Herat
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said two Afghan male staff members were detained by Taliban authorities in Herat on Sunday. UNAMA said in a statement that the two employees were detained by officials from the Taliban’s…
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Afghanistan
UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
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Afghanistan
Herat Under Extremism Pressure as Crackdown on Women Deepens
DID Press: The city of Herat in western Afghanistan has witnessed a sharp escalation in tensions following recent protests and reports of forceful measures against demonstrators opposing the detention of women, raising broader concerns about governance and civil liberties. Recent…
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Government
Eight Muslim States Condemn Israel Over Treatment of Gaza Aid Activists
DID Press: Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have jointly condemned what they described as abusive treatment of activists detained from a Gaza-bound aid ship, following actions attributed to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Calls for Release of Last Afghan Prisoner Held in Guantánamo
DID Press: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has renewed calls for the United States to release Muhammad Rahim, described as the last Afghan detainee held at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. Mujahid said the issue has been consistently raised in all…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Journalists Face Arrest and Deportation in Pakistan
DID Press: Afghan refugee journalists in Pakistan are facing a new wave of arrests and deportation threats following Islamabad’s declaration of “open war” with Afghanistan on February 27 and the launch of the military operation “Ghazab al-Haq.” The press freedom…
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