Taliban media forced to stop showing images of ‘living beings’ under strict new laws
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban media forced to stop showing images of ‘living beings’ under strict new laws

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 Parts of the Taliban media have stopped showing images of living beings under bizarre new rules. In August Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat ‘vice and promote virtue’. open image in gallery Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks at his first news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 A spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry, Saif ul Islam Khyber, said government media in the provinces of Takhar, Maidan Wardak and Kandahar have been advised not to air or show images of anything with a soul — meaning people and animals.

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Taliban Imposes New Restrictions On Residential Windows To Limit Visibility Of Women
1 week, 3 days ago

Taliban Imposes New Restrictions On Residential Windows To Limit Visibility Of Women

ABP News  

The Taliban has imposed further restrictions in Afghanistan and has now banned the construction of windows in certain parts of the residential buildings that overlook when Afghan women are present. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on social media platform X, that seeing women in kitchens, in courtyards or when collecting water can “lead to obscene acts”. “Seeing women working in …

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’

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 ban on images …

Taliban-run media stop showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban-run media stop showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces

LA Times  

TV anchor Nesar Nabil, seen on studio monitors wearing a face mask in protest of the Taliban’s order that female presenters cover their faces, reads the news in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2022. Taliban-run media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality laws, an official confirmed Tuesday. In August, the country’s Vice and …

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as 'Arrogance'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as 'Arrogance'

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul:Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed "arrogance". The law is "firmly rooted in Islamic teachings" that should be respected and understood, said chief government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement Monday night. Earlier Monday, deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the law would be …

Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban rejects UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public

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. Roza Otunbayeva, who heads the U.N. mission in the …

U.N. 'concerned' by Afghanistan morality law
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.N. 'concerned' by Afghanistan morality law

The Hindu  

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was "concerned" about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women. "It is a distressing vision for Afghanistan's future, where moral inspectors have discretionary powers to threaten and detain anyone based on broad and sometimes vague lists of infractions," said Roza Otunbayeva, head of …

Taliban vice and virtue laws provide ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban vice and virtue laws provide ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws that include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public provide a “distressing vision” for Afghanistan’s future, a top U.N. official warned Sunday. In remarks broadcast Sunday by state-controlled broadcaster RTA, Vice and Virtue Minister Mohammad Khaled Hanafi said nobody had the right to violate women’s rights based on …

Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban vice and virtue laws provide 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan, warns UN envoy

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 new vice and …

Taliban codify strict morality laws: Women ordered to cover faces, men required to grow beards
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

The Taliban Publish Vice Laws That Ban Women’s Voices And Bare Faces In Public
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban Publish Vice Laws That Ban Women’s Voices And Bare Faces In Public

Huff Post  

This photograph taken on July 22, 2024, shows veiled mannequins dressed in women's attire, at a shop in Kabul. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images 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 …

The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
6 months ago

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

CNN  

CNN — Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The Taliban’s so-called morality police have curtailed human rights – disproportionately targeting women and girls – creating a “climate of fear and intimidation,” said the report by the UN …

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
6 months ago

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says

Associated Press  

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. Human rights violations, as well as the unpredictability of enforcement measures, contribute to a climate of fear and intimidation among segments of the population.” The mission said it documented at least 1,033 instances between August 2021 and March …

Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures 'a major sin'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures 'a major sin'

The Hindu  

A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday. Television and pictures of living things were banned under the previous Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, but a similar edict has so far not been imposed since authorities took back power in Afghanistan in 2021. "Taking pictures is a major sin," …

Afghanistan: Taliban prohibits Kandahar officials from photographing 'living things'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Taliban prohibits Kandahar officials from photographing 'living things'

Firstpost  

Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, the main base of the Taliban, issued an order on Sunday forbidding its employees from capturing pictures or videos of “living things” The province's Department of Interior sent a letter to civil and military officials instructing them "not to take pictures of living things during your formal and informal gatherings, as it causes more harm than …

Taliban enforcing restrictions on single Afghan women: U.N. report
11 months, 2 weeks 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 ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 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 …

Taliban warns Afghan media outlets: Don't 'promote propaganda against regime'
2 years ago

Taliban warns Afghan media outlets: Don't 'promote propaganda against regime'

Hindustan Times  

Taliban's ministry of information and culture said that the Taliban courts would prosecute the media outlets operating from abroad in the coming times, a report said. Blaming the Afghan media organisations of spreading propaganda, the head of the ministry Hemad said as per Khaama Press, “A decision has been made regarding these media outlets. It is expected that the court's …

Taliban plans more restrictions to silence Afghanistan media: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban plans more restrictions to silence Afghanistan media: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban pushed Afghan media outlets in the country to the margin once again, asserting that they are planning to formulate a proper direction for the media outlets, Khaama Press reported. Instead of drawing a roadmap for the freedom of journalists in the country, Taliban put further restrictions on the media outlets in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. "The lack of …

Taliban put up posters in Kandahar: 'Women without hijab trying to look like animals'
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban put up posters in Kandahar: 'Women without hijab trying to look like animals'

Firstpost  

Despite promises made by the Taliban to reinstate a softer version of their previous harsh system of governance, women of Afghanistan have been living under stringent restrictions since the return of the group in August The Taliban’s religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic …

Women banned from acting, journalists forced to wear headscarves: Taliban issues new media guidelines
3 years, 1 month ago

Women banned from acting, journalists forced to wear headscarves: Taliban issues new media guidelines

Firstpost  

The new rules issued on Sunday come despite pledges from the hardline Islamist group that they would be more moderate in exercising power this time around Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organisation, has raised concerns regarding the imposition of strict new media guidelines in Afghanistan by the Taliban that especially harm women. The disappearance of any space for dissent …

Taliban ban TV shows featuring women artists; say female scribes must wear hijabs
3 years, 1 month ago

Taliban ban TV shows featuring women artists; say female scribes must wear hijabs

India TV News  

Highlights The new policy prevents television stations from showing men who are considered indecently exposed The guidelines prohibit airing satirical shows that "insult" or undermine "dignity" of individuals Going against all promises of inclusive govt, the Taliban have already appointed an all-male cabinet In yet another setback for women's rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday ordered television channels to …

Women banned from Afghan television dramas under new Taliban media rules
3 years, 1 month ago

Women banned from Afghan television dramas under new Taliban media rules

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — Women will be barred from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s new media restrictions, in the latest rollback of women’s freedoms since the militant group seized power three months ago. Similarly, men on screen must wear “proper clothes,” although the guidelines do not specify which types of clothes are considered “proper.” Video Ad …

‘Death knell’: Afghan journalists fear new Taliban media rules
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Death knell’: Afghan journalists fear new Taliban media rules

Al Jazeera  

Journalists, rights workers, worried that 11 new directives issued by the Taliban may lead to censorship of the media. In spite of Taliban promises of a “free and independent” media, journalists and media workers have faced detention, physical abuse and torture since the group took over Afghanistan six weeks ago. Mahdi said this reliance on force and aggression, “sends a …

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghanistan’s most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas and music shows with tamer programs tailored to the country’s new Taliban rulers, who have issued vague directives that media must not contradict Islamic laws or harm the national interest. “The media is important to them, but what they do to …

In photos: At least 20 die as Taliban takeover of Afghanistan completes eight days
3 years, 4 months ago

In photos: At least 20 die as Taliban takeover of Afghanistan completes eight days

Firstpost  

Reports have said multiple Afghan families, desperate to escape the new Taliban regime, were seen throwing their babies over the wired fences surrounding the Kabul airport At least 20 people died in and around Kabul airport during the hasty evacuation process being carried out by several countries after Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital, a NATO diplomat said on Sunday. …

Reuters, AP and homegrown 'fact-checkers' Alt News come to the rescue of Taliban: Here is what happened
3 years, 4 months ago

Reuters, AP and homegrown 'fact-checkers' Alt News come to the rescue of Taliban: Here is what happened

Op India  

The ‘rent-a-cause’ andolanjeevis have successfully created a prosperous career in India and elsewhere. https://t.co/MblT7DmVtS — AP Fact Check August 18, 2021 The aforementioned news agencies, rushing to safeguard the Taliban’s ‘reputation’ claimed that the photos were ‘digitally altered’. UK warns Taliban will be judged on its "actions rather than by its words" : https://t.co/BIdWtMRtb5 pic.twitter.com/viXfxuGcjp — AFP News Agency August …

Afghans Fear A Return To Brutal Rule Despite Taliban Vows
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans Fear A Return To Brutal Rule Despite Taliban Vows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ISTANBUL — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Many fear the Taliban will roll back two decades of gains by women and …

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