JX Fund – European Fund for Journalism in Exile

Afghanistan under Taliban rule is more than just the „worst“ place for women—it’s a catastrophic reality of oppression. Forced marriages, executions, and a brutal denial of basic rights are just the beginning of the horrors Afghan girls and women endure daily.

Siyar Sirat is a journalist with experience in various media organizations in Afghanistan. He has been living in exile for three years. For Amu TV, he wrote down how the day the Taleban took power in Kabul is haunting him.

The US initiated a resettlement program for Afghan citizens, but the process has been delayed, leaving many women journalists in precarious conditions in Pakistan. The author calls for alternatives.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of democratic Belarus, states that Lukashenko’s assault on free speech continues, with exiled media facing relentless repression, leading to arrests and trials.