Colorado Springs native receives $50,000 from Obama Foundation | Education
When William Navarette Moreno applied for an Obama Foundation public service fellowship, he thought it would fit with his personal commitment to public health, but he didn’t think he had a real chance of winning. “I thought I’d just give…
Have the Taliban banned women from speaking in public?
Afghan women wearing burqas walk down a street in Kandahar on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images) Afghanistan’s new vice and virtue laws have sparked strong reactions from human rights…
 "Afghan women flood social media with songs of defiance against Taliban’s new morality law – Firstpost")
Afghan women flood social media with songs of defiance against Taliban’s new morality law – Firstpost
Several Afghan women have now started an online protest by uploading videos of themselves singing and protesting against the Taliban’s latest laws. read more Days after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan issued a new set of vices and virtues laws…
Abandoned voices: Afghan women’s rights activists in limbo
These women live in constant fear of being discovered by the Taliban or deported back to Afghanistan. They often move from one safe house to another and rely on networks of supporters to provide them with food, shelter and security….
Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian weapons to Israel | News on the Israel-Palestine conflict
Montreal, Canada – Canada has refused to comment on a proposed U.S. sale of Canadian weapons to Israel after news of the deal faced fierce opposition from human rights activists who argue the weapons would help fuel Israel’s human rights…
Human Rights Watch: Arrest of Kurds for singing songs at weddings is abuse of power
In a statement released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Turkey for arresting dozens of Kurds at wedding celebrations because they sang or danced to political folk songs, calling this an abuse of power and a violation of freedom…
City leaders consider founding a youth sports association | Sports
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Turkish prison bans Kurdish language when making phone calls to relatives
Şırnak Prison A prison in Turkey’s Şırnak province has imposed a ban on the use of the Kurdish language in telephone conversations between inmates and their families, news website TR724 reported on Monday. According to Fadıl Tay, a lawyer with…
