KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for “moral crimes” has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women’s rights might be reversed ...
"The female prison population in Afghanistan overwhelmingly consists of individuals who are serving 5-to-15-year sentences for moral crimes," Gabriela Maj writes in Almond Garden: Portraits from the ...
It was late July 2023 when news began to circulate on social media: The Taliban were going to stone to death an unmarried couple for eloping. The story was repeated in several local media sources ...
For the people of a nation, an accurate measure of conflict lies not only in military victories but also in maintaining moral ...
KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve ...
From ancient Rome to modern Melbourne, societies have repeatedly transformed civilian suffering into spectacle. Celebrating ...
Navy officers on scene reportedly believed a second strike was unnecessary, potentially unlawful, and inconsistent with the mission. Yet the Post reports that senior civilian officials—including ...
At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about the setting or the people in Benjamin Naishtat’s third feature, Rojo (2018). It opens in a small town in Argentina, in 1975. The initial image shows ...
NEW DELHI – Delhi’s shadowy alleys and rising crime rates provide the backdrop for Navid Daffuwala’s latest novel, In the Dark Alleys of Delhi: Savior or Menace? This gripping tale of crime, justice, ...
KABUL, Afghanistan - The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for "moral crimes" has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, raising concerns that gains in women's rights might be reversed with ...