Orooj Hakimi

2 weeks ago | scroll.in | Emma Batha |Orooj Hakimi

When the Taliban seized Afghanistan, public prosecutor Roya fled for her life – 18 months and 11 countries later she arrived in the United States believing she had finally found safety. But now Roya is terrified she may be forced back to Afghanistan after the Trump administration announced it would end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Afghans, leaving them at risk of deportation.

3 weeks ago | context.news | Emma Batha |Orooj Hakimi

What’s the context? Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for Afghans who risked their lives for the US. TPS protections for Afghans to end July"Petrified" Afghans say move is huge betrayalTrump administration says Afghanistan safeLONDON - When the Taliban seized Afghanistan, public prosecutor Roya fled for her life - 18 months and 11 countries later she arrived in the United States believing she had finally found safety.

Oct 5, 2024 | jp.reuters.com | Emma Batha |Orooj Hakimi

アフガニスタンが新たに制定した厳格な「道徳法」は、女性が公の場で話すことを禁じている。ジャーナリストや国連の専門家によれば、この法律によってメディアから女性の姿が消え、すでに学校や家庭での学習からも締め出された少女たちに希望を届けている人々の声も奪われる可能性がある。写真はカブールのパン店に並ぶ少女。２０２２年撮影（２０２４年 ロイター/Ali Khara） ［ロンドン １日 トムソン・ロイター財団］ - アフガニスタンが新たに制定した厳格な「道徳法」は、女性が公の場で話すことを禁じている。ジャーナリストや国連の専門家によれば、この法律によってメディアから女性の姿が消え、すでに学校や家庭での学習からも締め出された少女たちに希望を届けている人々の声も奪われる可能性がある。 家計の大黒柱になっていることも多い女性の司会者やジャーナリストたちは失業の可能性を恐れている。タリバン指導者たちが、女性の声は「親密な」ものであり、悪徳につながる可能性があると発言しているからだ。...

Oct 2, 2024 | nst.com.my | Emma Batha |Orooj Hakimi - |Orooj Hakimi

Afghanistan's draconian new "morality law", which bans women from speaking in public, could force them out of the media and silence those offering hope to girls already shut out of schools and studying at home, journalists and United Nations experts say. Women presenters and journalists — many with families who depend on their earnings — fear they could lose their jobs after Taliban leaders said women's voices were "intimate" and could lead to vice.

Sep 16, 2024 | context.news | Orooj Hakimi |Rohullah Talaash

What’s the context? New “morality laws” silence women in and outside the home, threatening the livelihoods of online content creatorsTaliban ban women's voices in public, singing at homeNew diktats impact female YouTubers’ work, earningsGlobal pressure needed to restore women's rights, say activistsKABUL - With a microphone and mobile phone in hand, Husna loved hitting the streets of Kabul every week to interview people for her YouTube videos.