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Russia jails four Jehovah's Witnesses for six years

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 08 08:34 AM

A Russian court sentenced 4 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the US-based Christian evangelical movement, to six years in prison for "extremism." Read more »

Man suspected of plotting 'devastation' nabbed in Sweden

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 09:42 PM

Swedish security police have detained a man suspected of plotting 'devastation endangering the public'. Read more »

Climate change now worse than war for Afghan farmers

Elise Blanchard, Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 25 08:57 PM

Drought stalks the parched fields around the remote Afghan district of Bala Murghab, where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts. Read more »

Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her

James Edgar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:29 PM

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, under Taliban rule. Read more »

Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 11:34 PM

About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants. Read more »

Kabul gamers fret over favourite pastime with Taliban back in power

Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 09:03 PM

When they last ruled Afghanistan, the Taliban banned television, most commercial music and video games. Read more »

Taliban: Women can study at university but segregated

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 12 10:15 PM

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the Taliban said. Read more »

Taliban claim entering capital of Afghan resistance

Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 11:08 PM

The Taliban said on Sunday their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir Read more »

From bitcoin dreamer to fugitive, fleeing the Taliban

Ali Kucukgocmen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 05:40 PM

Muhammad Ali said he dreamt of building a cryptocurrency business before the Taliban began its sweep through Afghanistan. Read more »

Afghan women students see no future under Taliban

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 10:34 PM

A group of Afghan women too young to recall the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule are experiencing the same trauma once recounted by relatives after the group retook control of Afghanistan. Read more »

Afghan resistance ready for conflict but prefers negotiations

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 22 07:37 PM

Former Afghan government forces forming a resistance movement in a fortified valley are preparing for "long-term conflict", but are also seeking to negotiate with the Taliban. Read more »

The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls

The Conversation, Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 08:48 PM

Taliban leaders ordered a list of girls over the age of 15 and widows under the age of 45 for “marriage” with Taliban fighters. Read more »

Afghan women forced from banking jobs by Taliban

Rupam Jain, Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 07:37 PM

Taliban militants ordered women working in banks to leave their jobs in territories that the hardline Islamists have taken over. Read more »

Taliban enter Afghan capital as US diplomats flee

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 15 11:09 PM

Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan. Read more »

Taliban say 'Islamic system' only way to Afghan peace, women's rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 07:09 PM

The Taliban said Sunday they remain committed to peace talks but insisted that a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan was the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- including for women. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 4, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel's 'pride'

Emmanuel Dunand, AFP
Updated as of Jun 04 12:20 PM

Thousands take part in Jerusalem's Pride march under heavy security amid threat of COVID-19 and extremism. Read more »

Terror network behind Indonesian cathedral suicide bombing linked to 2019 Jolo blast

Andi Hajramurni, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 12:43 AM

The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Sunday was carried out by members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, police said. Read more »

'Silence the arms': Pope urges end to violence on historic Iraq trip

Sarah Benhaida and Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 10:08 PM

The 84-year-old is defying a second wave of the global pandemic and renewed security fears to make a "long-awaited" trip to comfort one of the world's oldest Christian communities. Read more »

Extremist violence, clan feuds linger in parts of Bangsamoro - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 11:05 AM

Despite a decline in conflict incidents, extremist violence and clan feuding remain in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, a peacebuilding organization said Thursday. Read more »