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Category Archives: Afghanistan News Wire
Malalai Joya: Don’t be fooled by this democratic façade – the people are betrayed
The Independent
Thursday, 20 August 2009
In hiding and in fear of her life, the Afghan MP and women’s rights campaigner says the warlords have already won.
Like millions of Afghans, I have no hope in the results of today’s election. In a country ruled by warlords, occupation forces, Taliban terrorists, drug money and guns, no one can expect a legitimate or fair vote. Even international observers have been speaking about widespread fraud and intimidation and, among the people on the street, there is a common refrain: the real winner has already been picked by the White House.
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Afghan feminists fighting from under the burqa
Jon Boone in Kabul
guardian.co.uk
Friday 30 April 2010 17.30BST
Afghan women wearing burqas walk towards a market in the centre of Kabul. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
Feminists in Afghanistan are forced to operate as underground movement, often using the burqa as a convenient disguise. Continue reading
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Afghans Prepare for Presidential Elections
Many say one key promise seems to have been forgotten – improving the rights of women. Veteran Afghan women’s rights advocate, Malalai Joya, made the case recently during a visit to London. Continue reading
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Malalai Joya: Courage Under Fire
Death threats and assassination attempts have forced Malalai Joya underground, but she is unwavering in her mission to bring true democracy to her country. Continue reading
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Ending the “Good War”
With primary election season in full swing, Democratic Party candidates have begun trying to distinguish themselves from each other and from the Republicans. Continue reading
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Censure of Malalai Joya Sets Back Democracy and Rights
The Afghan parliament should immediately reinstate Malalai Joya, a member suspended for criticizing colleagues, and revise parliamentary procedures that restrict freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. Continue reading
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All is not well, fiery Afghan politician says
The youngest member of the Afghan Parliament earned a standing ovation from about 100 students and drew some tears after she tore into warlords, drug lords and corrupt officials she called a virus killing her country. Continue reading
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A concerted call to action
The crowd loudly applauded Joya, a current member of Afghan Parliament and survivor of four assassination attempts, as she came on stage to speak of the corruption that she said still exists in Afghanistan. Continue reading
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‘We are just watching things get worse’
When Britain and America went into Afghanistan in 2001, they claimed that the liberation of the country’s burka-shrouded women was one of their top priorities. So did they deliver? Five years on, Natasha Walter visits Kabul – and is shocked by what she discovers. Continue reading
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NPR Interviews RAWA Member
NPR Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with an Afghan woman who goes by the name of Zoya. Continue reading
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