Omid Online School gives hope to girls in Afghanistan

Ali Ahmad from VIDC interviewed the Omid Online School’s founder Zahra Hashimi about the importance and gravity of girls' education in Afghanistan.

Women's rights are human rights!

Charlotte Bunch and Rosa Logar interviewed by Nadja Schuster (VIDC Global Dialogue)

The Vienna World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 was the "tipping point" in gaining international acceptance that "women’s rights are human rights". Read more about feminist milestones since then.

#7: Life under the Taliban

A New War Against Ignorance

The article was written by S. Sharifi. As a young member of the Hazara community in Afghanistan, she joined the public protests following the closure of the girls' schools and the Ministry of Women's Affairs in…

“I would like to see stronger connections among the mainstream opposition, the women's movement and the LGBTIQ movement”

Berfu Şeker in an interview with Michael Fanizadeh (VIDC Global Dialogue) about the elections in Turkey

Turkey has a very vibrant civil society that has repeatedly challenged the rule of the AKP. An important part of this opposition is the women's, feminist and LGBTIQ movements in Turkey.

Woman, Life, Freedom. Afghan and Iranian women fight for their right to freedom

Report from 27 April 2023

Women have taken the lead in protest movements in Afghanistan and Iran, showing incredible bravery and resilience in the face of hardship and deprivation.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate: Center for Civil Liberties, Kyiv

By Oleksandra Matviichuk

From the first day of the Russian invasion, CCL worked on documenting war crimes and fighting impunity. In 2022, the human rights organization has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

No Mission Impossible: Wealth Taxes to Fight Inequality

Marlene Engelhorn and Chiara Putaturo interviewed by Martina Neuwirth (VIDC Global Dialogue)

Millionaire heiress Marlene Engelhorn and Oxfam's Chiara Putataro discuss the impact of wealth taxes on the distribution of wealth. Their call is: "Tax the ultra richt and do it now".

#6: Life under the Taliban

Discrimination Against Hazaras in the Taliban’s Afghanistan

In addition to women and girls from all ethnic groups in Afghanistan, members of minorities such as the Hazara community are particularly affected by repression from the Taliban regime.

#5: Life under the Taliban

Why are Former Security Forces being assassinated in Afghanistan?

This article by Elhamudin Afghan, a former journalist in eastern Afghanistan, looks at the mysterious increase in killings of members of the former Afghan security forces.

A guide to Afghan women employment opportunities

A survey conducted before the Taliban took over Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, and updated a year later.

In the first half of 2021, we researched women-led businesses in ten provinces of Afghanistan. A few months after the regime change, VIDC looked at which of these initiatives were still active.