© Ali Haj Hussein

After the Fall of the Dictator: Can Syria Reinvent Itself?

Panel Discussion

Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 19:00 - 21:00
Diplomatic Academy Vienna, Favoritenstraße 15a, 1040 Vienna

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Afghanistan reception at Vienna City Hall in 2025, © AKIS

Women's Solidarity for Education and Self-Determination in Afghanistan

Reception and conference of the Afghan Cultural, Integration and Sports Association AKIS

Friday, 10 April 2026, 14:00 - 22:00
Vienna City Hall, Wappensaal und Steinsaal II
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the AKIS Culture, Integration and Sports Association.

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„Mann-sein heißt für mich, sich im Zorn zu beherrschen.” Einblicke in das VIDC Gender-TANDEM-Training

Von David Gamsjäger, VIDC Global Dialogue

Das VIDC Gender-TANDEM schafft einen Raum für Begegnung, Bewusstseinsbildung und Sensibilisierung: Männer* aus Afghanistan, Syrien und Österreich sprechen über Männlichkeiten, Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und Gewaltprävention.

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© AKIS

Inside the Afghan Diaspora’s Push for Aid and Recovery

By Ali Ahmad

This article examines the humanitarian mobilisation of the Afghan diaspora, whose importance has grown significantly since the Taliban took power in August 2021.

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Iran zwischen Repression und Hoffnung: Zivilgesellschaft kämpft für Gerechtigkeit

Von Daniela Sepehri

Trotz der zunehmenden Härte, mit der das Regime gegen sie vorgeht, halten die Proteste für die Rechte von Frauen, Minderheiten und Arbeiter*innen im Iran an. Dabei drohen den Aktivist*innen Inhaftierung und Todesstrafe.

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How Chemotherapy Indicates Injustice in Northeast Syria

By Simav Hasan

The structural discrimination Syrian Kurds have faced over the last 50 years includes life-threatening barricades to medical treatment. Can new experiments in local governance finally provide justice?

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Kabul 2025, © Aadil Ahmad

Back to Oppression: Misogyny and Hardship Define Life for Deportees in Afghanistan

By Ali Ahmad

In recent months, Iran and Pakistan have forcibly returned millions of Afghans to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan—against the backdrop of a worsening crisis in the country.

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Decolonize Our Climate - Voices from the Global South & the Diaspora

International perspectives on climate justice and whitewashing in the climate movement

Friday, 3rd October 2025, 6pm - 8pm
Depot (Breite Gasse 3, 1070 Vienna)

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Pathways to Peace: Legal Accountability and Feminist Peacebuilding

Panel discussion on feminist peace and security policy

Wednesday, 10th September 2025, 4pm - 6pm
in cooperation with the Swedish Embassay in Vienna

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Speaking Out from Vienna: Against Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

By Ali Ahmad

100 participants spoke out against Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan at a conference organized by the Afghan cultural association AKIS. They called for the incorporation of Gender Apartheid into international law.

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