Taliban order Afghan women to wear all-covering burqa in public
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban order Afghan women to wear all-covering burqa in public

The Hindu  

The Taliban on May 7 ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group's supreme leader, an escalation of growing restrictions on women in public that is drawing a backlash from the international community and many Afghans. A spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice read the decree from the group's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada at a press conference in Kabul, saying that a woman's father or closest male relative would be visited and eventually imprisoned or fired from government jobs if she did not cover her face outside the home. The group has faced intense pushback led by Western governments but joined by some religious scholars and Islamic countries for their growing limits on women's rights. The Taliban has said it has changed since it last ruled when it banned girls' education or women leaving the house without a male relative and women were required to wear cover their faces.

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All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
2 weeks, 5 days ago

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here is a list of activities from which Afghan …

'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Afghan women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gave her take on China, Russia and other foreign actors’ growing ties with the Taliban. Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country’s Taliban leaders. In an exclusive conversation with …

Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from January 1. What are the exceptions?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Swiss ‘burqa ban’ to take effect from January 1. What are the exceptions?

Hindustan Times  

A controversial Swiss ban on facial coverings in public, referred to as the “burqa ban” will go into effect on January 1, 2025, according to a government statement quoted by Reuters on Wednesday. In September last year, Switzerland's lower house of parliament voted to pass a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women. This …

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

Taliban’s ‘dystopian’ rules banning Afghan women from speaking in public spark anger
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban’s ‘dystopian’ rules banning Afghan women from speaking in public spark anger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s “dystopian” new laws …

UN envoy alarmed by Taliban's harsh new morality code for Afghan women. What does it say?
4 months ago

UN envoy alarmed by Taliban's harsh new morality code for Afghan women. What does it say?

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent enactment of a stringent morality law by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Taliban Virtue and Vice Ministry had on May 7, 2022, said women in public must wear all-encompassing robes and cover their faces except for their eyes. Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the …

Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards
4 months ago

Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards

India TV News  

The Taliban have officially codified a set of strict morality laws in Afghanistan, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. Taliban enforce new morality laws The Taliban government in Afghanistan has formally enacted a 35-article morality law, mandating women to cover their faces and men to grow beards. Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch expressed concern …

Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
4 months ago

Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards

The Hindu  

“Afghanistan’s Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music,” the Justice Ministry said. “The rules, promoted as in line with Islamic sharia law and to be enforced by the Morality Ministry, were based on a decree …

New Taliban Law Rules For Women In Afghanistan More Restrictions Temptations Loud Voice Vice and Virtue Law
4 months ago

New Taliban Law Rules For Women In Afghanistan More Restrictions Temptations Loud Voice Vice and Virtue Law

ABP News  

New Taliban Law: In its latest diktat for the country's women, the Taliban government of Afghanistan has ordered that they must not talk in loud voices, because that will be considered "immodest". The new law governing the 'Ministry of Vice and Virtue' tightens the existing restrictions as it tells women to cover their faces entirely while in public, and not …

The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
4 months ago

The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue. The ministry published its vice and virtue laws on Wednesday that cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations. “Inshallah we assure you …

Taliban publishes vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
4 months ago

Taliban publishes vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public

LA Times  

Taliban fighters celebrate in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday the third anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in what they call efforts to combat vice and promote virtue. The vice and virtue laws cover aspects …

'No voice and bare faces': Taliban's new 'vice' laws impose tighter restrictions on women
4 months ago

'No voice and bare faces': Taliban's new 'vice' laws impose tighter restrictions on women

India TV News  

Kabul: The Taliban has issued a new set of laws that have imposed tighter restrictions on women approved by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, putting a ban on their voices and making it mandatory for them to cover even their bare faces in public, according to a government spokesperson. The ministry published its vice and virtue laws on Wednesday that cover …

Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says
10 months, 1 week ago

Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says

The Hindu  

Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. Women said they increasingly fear going to public spaces owing to the threat arrest and the “long-lasting stigma and shame” associated with being taken into police custody. Heather …

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN
10 months, 1 week ago

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, says UN

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. A spokesman from the Vice and Virtue Ministry, the Taliban’s morality police that enforces such decrees, said it was “nonsense and untrue” that women are scared …

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, U.N. says
10 months, 1 week ago

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, U.N. says

LA Times  

Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. The Taliban — which took over Afghanistan in 2021 during the final weeks of U.S. and NATO withdrawal from the country — have barred women from most …

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report
11 months ago

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report

The Hindu  

The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian, according to a U.N. report published on January 22. In its latest quarterly report, covering October to December last year, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said the Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women who are single or …

Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says
11 months ago

Taliban is enforcing restrictions on single and unaccompanied Afghan women, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, according to a U.N report published Monday. The U.N. spokesman, asked for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ reaction to the latest bans, replied: “Horror!” Stephane Dujarric added: “It must be unimaginable to have to live through it.” …

UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations
11 months, 2 weeks ago

UN concerned over Taliban arrests of Afghan women and girls for alleged Islamic headscarf violations

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said Thursday it was deeply concerned by recent arbitrary arrests and detentions by the Taliban government of women and girls for allegedly violating dress codes regarding the Islamic headscarf, or hijab. The Taliban said last week that female police officers have been taking women into custody for wearing “bad hijab.” It …

Taliban arrests women for wearing 'bad hijab', says they violate Islamic values
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban arrests women for wearing 'bad hijab', says they violate Islamic values

Op India  

The Taliban arrested women in Kabul for wearing “bad hijab” as part of their efforts to reinforce Afghanistan’s severe female dress code regulations, a spokesman at the country’s vice and virtue ministry said on Thursday, January 4. Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power https://t.co/ttfn7mLHz2 — CTV News January 4, …

Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’ in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’ in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have arrested women in the Afghan capital for wearing “bad hijab,” a spokesman at the country’s Vice and Virtue Ministry said Thursday. It’s the first official confirmation of a crackdown on women who don’t follow the dress code imposed by the Taliban since they returned to power in 2021 and has echoes with neighboring Iran, …

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report
1 year ago

Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report

The Independent  

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Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park

The Hindu  

The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. This comes a week after the Minister, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, visited the province and told officials and religious clerics that women haven’t been adhering to the correct way of …

The Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park
1 year, 3 months ago

The Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. This comes a week after the minister, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, visited the province and told officials and religious clerics that women haven’t been adhering to the correct …

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from entering popular Band-e-Amir national park for THIS reason

India TV News  

In a latest crackdown on freedom of women in Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban has now decided to ban the entry of women in the Band-e-Amir, one of the country's most popular national parks in Bamiyan province, according to the a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. Vice and Virtue Ministry spokesperson Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif on Saturday a report …

With Ban on Beauty Salons, Taliban Continue to Shrink Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
1 year, 4 months ago

With Ban on Beauty Salons, Taliban Continue to Shrink Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

The supreme leader of the Taliban’s de facto government, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has imposed new restrictions on women’s activities by banning women’s beauty salons across Afghanistan. Shortly after the seizure of Kabul, women’s beauty salons were spoiled by the Taliban authorities with spray paint to cover posters with female models once used to attract customers. Outlawing and shutting women’s beauty …

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public

Deccan Chronicle  

KABUL: Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home. “It is very bad to see women in some areas, and our scholars also agree …

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home. “It is very bad to see women in some areas, and our scholars …

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public

LA Times  

Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif, the spokesman for the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue, during an interview Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face …

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours

Live Mint  

Security officials in Kabul on Wednesday used force to disperse a group of Afghan women who were protesting against the Taliban's order to close down beauty parlours. As reported by AFP, the ban on beauty parlours is the latest measure imposed by the Taliban to restrict women's participation in public life. The recent order, issued last month, has compelled the …

Afghan women protest against Taliban's beauty parlour ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women protest against Taliban's beauty parlour ban

India Today  

Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks, funfairs and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public. VIDEO: ðŸ‡æðŸ‡ë Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban A group of women protest in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut beauty parlours …

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

The Independent  

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UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies, the U.N. mission in …

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban are banning women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on July 4. It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. A spokesman for the Taliban-run Virtue and Vice Ministry, Mohammad Sidik Akif Mahajar, didn't give details of …

The Taliban are outlawing women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

The Taliban are outlawing women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. “This new restriction on women’s rights will impact negatively on the economy&contradicts stated support for women entrepreneurship,” …

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report

India TV News  

In another verbal pronouncement, the Taliban has prohibited women's beauty parlors in Kabul and different territories across the nation, a representative for the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Akif Mahajar, told TOLO News. The Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue also instructed the Kabul municipality to implement the new Taliban leader's decree and revoke women's beauty salon licenses. …

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns Taliban that restrictions on Afghan women and girls make recognition `nearly impossible’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan warned the country’s Taliban rulers Wednesday that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. Roza Otunbayeva told the U.N. Security Council that the Taliban have asked to be recognized by the United Nations and its 192 …

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women
1 year, 7 months ago

UN urges Afghanistan’s Taliban to reverse bans on women

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls, which range from severely restricting education to banning women from most jobs, public spaces and gyms. UAE Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh said over 90 countries from around the world co- Pressure mounted for …

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions
1 year, 10 months ago

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions

The Hindu  

Jamila, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment. The January 2023 high-level U.N. delegation led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called on the Taliban …

WATCH: Taliban surround a woman in a pit and stone her
1 year, 11 months ago

WATCH: Taliban surround a woman in a pit and stone her

Firstpost  

Kabul: Atrocities against women have only increased ever since the Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, banning them from participation in almost all public spheres. The video, shared by Afghanistan Women’s and Children Welfare Organisation, shows a woman being punished by Taliban officials by throwing stones at her. Watch the stoning of this woman by the Taliban.” The post tagged also …

Even Kabul's female mannequins not free under the Taliban regime as they stand covered with a black bag
1 year, 11 months ago

Even Kabul's female mannequins not free under the Taliban regime as they stand covered with a black bag

Op India  

The rights of women in Afghanistan are being hampered since the Taliban government assumed power in the country in the year 2021. Now, even the mannequins in women’s garment shops across Kabul have become a terrifying sight as they are being covered with textile sacks or black plastic bags. The Taliban government was later forced to modify its order, allowing …

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's rights not priority, says Taliban month after education ban

India Today  

The Taliban has said in a statement that overturning restrictions on women is not a priority for the administration in Afghanistan, days after denying there would be a permanent university education ban on women. READ | Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats The Taliban said on Saturday that it would not permit any act that violates …

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not …

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

The Hindu  

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in …

Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan women athletes barred from playing sports, fear Taliban threats

India Today  

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. “Since the Taliban came, I feel like I’m dead.” A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told The Associated Press they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in …

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

By banning women from attending universities and colleges, the Taliban have proved that their ideological motivations matter more than international opinion. In September last year, one month after taking power again, the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary schools. In November, the Taliban banned women from visiting public parks, hamams and gymnasiums. Many countries and the United Nations Security Council …

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women
1 year, 11 months ago

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women

News 18  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations. “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its …

UN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban
1 year, 11 months ago

UN official, Taliban minister meet on Afghan women NGO ban

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The top U.N. official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, following a decision by the country’s new rulers to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations, the U.N. mission said. The measure — the latest in restrictions on women’s rights and freedoms in Afghanistan — was announced on Saturday by …

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
2 years ago

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

The Hindu  

The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn't wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. Also Saturday, Taliban security forces used a water cannon to disperse women protesting the ban on university education for women in the western city of Herat, eyewitnesses said. Afghan women have …

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education
2 years ago

Male Afghan students walk away from exam to protest Taliban's ban on women's education

India Today  

Male students at Afghanistan’s Nangarhar University walked away from their exams in a show of solidarity with the female students to protest the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education. The Taliban's higher education ministry ordered an indefinite ban on university education for women in Afghanistan in the latest crack down on women's rights and freedoms, drawing strong international condemnation. The announcement …

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights
2 years ago

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights

Al Jazeera  

Group has backtracked on promises to guarantee certain rights for girls and women since its return to power last year. May 2022: Stay at home Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada orders women on May 7 to fully cover themselves, including their faces, in public and generally stay at home. August 2022: Protests break out Taliban fighters beat women protesters chanting …

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