newarab (2024-09-13). IS claims deadly attack on Shia Muslims in central Afghanistan. newarab.com

newarab (2024-09-13). Australia strips medals over Afghanistan war crime allegations. newarab.com Several serving and former Holding commanders to account for alleged misconduct of

Staff (2024-09-13). "How We Do Freedom": V (Eve Ensler) on Fighting Fascism Through Community. democracynow.org We speak with V, the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler, about "How We Do Freedom: Rising Against Fascism," a daylong educational event to be held at New York City's Judson Memorial Church on Saturday. V is the founder of the global activist movements V-Day and One Billion Rising that is organizing the event. "The rise of fascism, from India to Italy, from Afghanistan to U.S., [is] the most pressing concern everywhere," says V, who ties the crisis to growing loneliness and isolation. "One of the antidotes to fascism we know is community, is solidarity, is coming together,…

Juliette Rousselot (2024-09-13). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 10 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered an oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The statement, prepared with FIDH's member organisation Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, calls on the UN Human Rights Council to escalate its response to the situation in the country and to establish a new independent international accountability mechanism. Read the oral statement below.
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tn.ai (2024-09-13). Iran Calls for Justice After Deadly Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan's Ghor Province. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran denounced a terrorist attack carried out by Daesh (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan, urging authorities to punish those responsible for the deaths of 14 people in Ghor Province.

_____ (2024-09-13). Taliban label Afghanistan International an 'enemy' for reporting on alleged aid misuse. x.com

Pressenza New York (2024-09-13). Baloch Activist Highlights Balochistan's Issue at London Conference. pressenza.com Baloch human rights and political activist Aomar Karim brought attention to the ongoing issues in Balochistan during his participation in the "Solidarity with Ukraine" and Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in London. | In his address, Aomar Karim outlined the campaign's objective: to inform UK lawmakers and activists about the critical situation in Balochistan and to urge them to advocate for the cessation of human rights abuses by Pakistan. | He emphasised the need for these influential figures to amplify their voices on Balochistan's plight and to pressure the Pakistani government to address the human right…

_____ (2024-09-13). Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev banned from entering Turkey. en.turkmen.news

Staff (2024-09-12). Headlines for September 12, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Strikes Gaza's al-Jaouni School for 5th Time, Kills 18 Palestinians, Incl. 6 UNRWA Staffers, Israel's Assault on West Bank Continues as Death Toll in Occupied Territory Reaches 50 Over 2 Weeks, Biden Calls Israel's Killing of Turkish American Activist Ay≈üenur Ezgi Eygi "Totally Unacceptable", Kyiv Pushes for U.S. Greenlight on Long-Range Missiles as Russian Army Retakes Parts of Kursk, Protesters March to Demand End to Ethnic Violence in India's Manipur State, 3.2 Million Afghan Children Face Acute Malnutrition, Spanish Congress Recognizes Edmundo González as…

Leonid Savin (2024-09-12). 09/11 — The Road to Guantanamo. thealtworld.com September 11 marked yet another anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States, which prompted the George W. Bush administration to invade Afghanistan, and a little later, in the spring of 2003, Iraq. In addition to the consequences of these wars for the inhabitants of the two countries and the United States itself, the shameful stain associated with this military adventure is the secret prison at Guantanamo, where prisoners are still being held. This place has become not only a household name associated with torture and double standards, but the mere decision to create this center itself had and still…

Human Rights Watch (2024-09-12). Winding Path to Justice for Australian War Crimes. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A soldier searches a house in a village in Baluchi pass in Uruzgan province, November 1, 2004. | © 2004 Reuters | Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles announced this week that he has stripped distinguished service medals from some military commanders who served in senior roles in Afghanistan. The move was described as a "final step" in enacting recommendations from the 2020 Independent Afghanistan Inquiry, known as the Brereton Report, which found credible information of war crimes, including the unlawful killing of 39 people by Australian special forces in Afghanistan from 2…