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Making Peace without Arms?
Africa's Sahel between militarization and peace activism
Thursday, 21. April 2022, 19:00 - 21:00
ÖGB Event Centre Catamaran, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1, 1020 Vienna (Metro U2)
Panel discussion about the numerous military missions and peace initiatives in the Sahel.
#3: Life under the Taliban
"The university is closed. Go home!"
Gender expert Nazila Jamshidi spoke with the sisters Atena and Mina in Herat, whose dreams as students were shattered overnight.
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Afghanistan: Six months after the disaster. Women's Oppression and Humanitarian Tragedy
Panel discussion from 3 March 2022
The event, featuring Heela Najibullah, Horia Mosadiq, and Jared Rowell, discussed the humanitarian, women's, and human rights situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban takes power in August 2021.
#2: Life under the Taliban
Back in Herat: The daily struggle of a human rights defender
Parween worked as a human rights and women activist in Herat and tells us about her experiences since the Taliban took over and the lingering hope of one day being evacuated.
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#1: Life under the Taliban
The new ‘Dark Era’ of Taliban
A new series of articles on the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Women and men from many different parts of the country tell us their stories.
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Klappe auf!
Online animated film series as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women and Girls
Friday, 26 November - Tuesday, 07 December 2021
NEW ONLINE!
This year we present a great selection of animated short films on different forms of violence.
Cancelled! Tamar Tandaschwili: Als Medea Rache übte und die Liebe fand
Reading and talk in the context of Buch Wien and Culture X Change # Caucasus
Due to the current COVID-related residence restrictions in Austria, the reading with Tamar Tandashvili on November 12 at the Main Library has unfortunately to be cancelled.
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The Renewal of the Palestinian Movement. A Transnational Unity from Below?
Report from the webinar on 28 October 2021 with Yara Hawari, Ahmed Abu Artema and Mohammed El-Kurd
The Webinar dealt with the current protest movement in Palestine and explored the question as to whether it represents a new unity from below.
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Taliban’s Takeover: Afghan Women’s Rights Under Grave Attack
by Nazila Jamshidi
Women’s rights and their role in society are once again a tragedy unfolding in front of the world’s eyes. More than any other group in Afghanistan, women have spearheaded the concept of democracy, freedom and human rights.
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Life in the Islamic Emirate of 2021
by Ali M. Latifi
The Taliban are now in full control of Afghanistan, have presented a government and have already broken their first promises. About the current situation on the ground, a report by Ali M. Latifi.
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