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Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES
Dozens of people gather in front of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires to demonstrate for the rights of women in Iran, following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of the notorious morality police in mid-September. IMAGES
New Delhi, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has warned of “greater suffering, instability, and displacement” in Afghanistan as he concluded a three-day visit to the country on tenterhooks since the Islamist Taliban seized power in Kabul last month.At the end of his Afghan tour, Grandi appealed for urgent and sustained support for people in the country and for refugees who have fled abroad, the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement.“The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains desperate,” said Grandi. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI).SHOT LIST: AFGHAN REFUGEES RESIDING IN INDIA PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT OF PAKISTAN IN BACKING THE TALIBAN AS TALIBAN HAVE SEIZED POWER IN AFGHANISTAN, IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Kabul, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul Friday to demand their rights be protected under Taliban rule.The Taliban said Friday that the announcement of the new government will take longer although consultations over the issue between the Islamist group and other parties had been concluded.The statement comes amid speculations of the announcement coming on Friday following the afternoon prayers.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: WOMEN PROTEST IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Bilbao, Aug 20 (EFE).- Dozens of people, many of them carrying Afghan flags, gathered on Friday in Bilbao, northern Spain, to show their support for Afghan women and demand international action to protect women and children's rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. (Camera: EFE). SHOT LIST: PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF AFGHAN WOMEN, IN BILBAO, BASQUE COUNTRY, NORTHERN SPAIN.