Decker Seeks Release of Afghan Activists, Says Arbitrary Detention Affects Stability

According to her, after 15 months of the fall of Afghanistan and the power of the Taliban, women are increasingly being squeezed out of public life, and refused entry to public spaces.

The President of the European Parliament said, "The European Parliament is committed to the people of Afghanistan, not to its rulers. The Taliban want women to be invisible. We want them to thrive."

Metsola said that despite the initial promises to support women's rights, the progress achieved in Afghanistan over two decades is being rolled back by the ruling group.

She also added, "Until women regain their rightful place in society, we will continue to amplify their voices."

This comes against the backdrop of the Taliban implementing new restrictions on women daily. One of the major conditions for the recognition of the Taliban as legitimate rulers of Afghanistan remains its commitment to protect and uphold the rights of women.

November 21 is marked as World Television Day.

Nai in a statement added that television broadcasting has been considered one of the valuable achievements of the media community over the last two decades.

The dramatic decline in the media sector of Afghanistan has been reported at a time when the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on the media and journalists after taking power in 2021.

The Afghan media no longer has the freedom to broadcast against the views of the Taliban. Journalists have been repeatedly beaten up and threatened by the group members.

The family member of Delawarzai quoted a reporter as saying that she has returned to Kabul.

Saeed Khosty, the former spokesperson of the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, has been accused of using his position to force Delawarzai into marriage and subjected her to sexual assault and violence.

Delwarzai had disappeared from her residence in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The family member of Delawarzai stressed that they don’t know why and how she had returned to Kabul.

The Victorian Council said that the Young Voltaire award has been given to those who are under 30 years old and have worked in the field of human rights, civil rights, and freedom of expression.

According to the organisation, Mohammadi and Askari are joint recipients of the Young Voltaire award in 2022.

This organisation has said that these two young Hazara human rights activists have shown persistence, bravery, and commitment to letting the world know that Afghanistan is burning.

Sitarah Mohammadi was born during the previous Taliban regime and had no access to education until the age of eight. Mohammadi is currently a Ph.D. student at Monash University in Australia and a Provost Research Fellow at Oxford University. She is also the spokesperson of the "World Hazara Council".

According to Victorian Council, Sajjad Askari also entered Australia via a boat in 2012. Askari has a BA in International Relations and is currently a Ph.D. student of law at Monash University. He also writes for media outlets such as the Guardian, and Al Jazeera English.

The Taliban-controlled, Bakhtar News Agency, has also published a report of Kabir’s meeting with Hazara community elders.

According to the news agency, the tribal elders have discussed problems and suggestions of Shia and Hazara community with Mawlawi Abdul Kabir.

No further details of the meeting have been reported.

Hazaras have been subject to systematic killings in Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban. Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Hazara community continues to be heavily persecuted and targeted, with little done to protect them from suicide bombings and other unlawful attacks. Human rights groups have repeatedly announced that after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, members of the Hazara and Shia community of Afghanistan have been systematically attacked.