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The situation for women in Afghanistan right now is bleak.

After retaking control of the country in August of 2021, the Taliban has wasted no time reinstating a raft of rules stripping away the rights of females. A week ago, a decree made it illegal for women to speak outside their homes.

Alongside having to completely cover their bodies head-to-toe in thick fabric, they’re also banned from working and can’t look directly at men they aren’t related to by blood. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from attending school after completing the sixth grade.

For activists and advocates, what’s happened since the Taliban came back into power is not surprising - but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up hope. On this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt is joined by Shabnam Safa, a refugee advocate in Australia who here herself as an Afghani refugee, to hear what she thinks of the latest developments in the country.

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More info on Afghanistan from Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/afghanistan-0

International campaigns:
The End Gender Apartheid campaign is run by experts and advocates from Afghanistan and Iran. https://endgenderapartheid.today/ - https://www.instagram.com/endgenderapartheid.today/

Follow and support journalism in/from Afghanistan

• Rukhshana Media - a women-led online news agency for women and children in Afghanistan - https://rukhshana.com/en/ - https://www.instagram.com/rukhshanamedia/
• KabulNow - https://kabulnow.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/kabulnow.af/

In Australia:

• Action for Afghanistan campaign by the Afghanistan-Australian Advocacy Network - https://www.actionforafghanistan.com.au/ - https://www.instagram.com/actionforafghanistan/
• Australian Hazara Advocacy Network - https://www.hazaraadvocacynetwork.com.au/ - https://www.instagram.com/hazaraadvocacyau/?locale=kk-KZ&hl=af

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