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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی

@samirahamidi.bsky.social
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Activist from Afghanistan Regional Campaigner|Amnesty International Previously FBA|AWN|UNDP|EU|CMI|ECW Founder/former Chair-AHRDC Chevening Scholar International Human Rights Law- University of York Masters-Peace Mediation-ETH Zurich

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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Five years later, over two million girls are still missing schools, most of whom are somehow now forced into early or forced marriage, domestic violence, early pregnancy and motherhood and severe mental health. Read more 👇🏼: open.substack.com/pub/samiraha...
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Five Years Stolen: The Erasure of Afghan Girls’ Education
Today marks the fifth year of girls beyond grade 6 being barred from school in Afghanistan.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
As the world marks Human Rights Day, remember Afghanistan — a nation where human rights are not just violated but erased, and where millions have already lost their freedoms, futures, and dignity. Forgetting Afghanistan is not an option. Read more below 👇🏼!
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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Human Rights in Afghanistan must be defended with urgency, courage, and zero compromise.
Why This Matters
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
10 years ago today!!! Read more here: substack.com/@samirahamid...
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Ten years ago, around this time, the Taliban had escalated their war in Kunduz province, bringing it to the brink of collapse. At the same time, I was traveling across provinces to discuss Afghanistan...
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 15/08/2025
It has been four years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. What remains is a deeply opaque, coercive legal order that prioritizes obedience over rights, and silence over truth. Read more 👇
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Four years of injustice and impunity under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan
The Taliban de-facto authorities must reinstate formal legal frameworks and rule of law in Afghanistan
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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Four Years Taliban
What have we learned?
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
On September 25, 2024,Australia,Canada,Germany & Netherlands announced that they will take steps to file a case against Afghanistan for violating CEDAW to the @CIJ_ICJ. Almost a year later we know little about its progress. Read my brief analysis here👇: open.substack.com/pub/samiraha...
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Afghanistan and the ICJ: One Year Later, Where Is Justice for Afghan Women and Girls
On September 25, 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced that they will take steps to file a case against Afghanistan for violating Convention on the Elimination of All Forms o...
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
ICC issued arrest warrants for Haibatullah and Haqqani- in the middle of all darkness, this is a positive news. Congratulations to all activists who tirelessly worked to make this happen. Read more here: www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Situation in Afghanistan: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II issues arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Today, 8 July 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) has issued,  in the context of the Situation of Afghanistan, warrants of arrest for Mr Haibatullah A...
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Amnistía Internacional España @amnistiainternacional.es · 09/07/2025
La Corte Penal Internacional persigue a los presuntos responsables de la privación, por motivos de género, de los derechos fundamentales de las mujeres en Afganistán. #Afganistan #Talibanes #CPI Firma: amn.st/633244QJpk
Buenas noticias para las mujeres en Afganistán.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Between 2010-2021 a lot happened in Afghanistan.With suicide attacks, corruption,failed governments,there was hope,hard work & sacrifices that the Taliban return changed it.Looking forward to ordering this book in memory of home.Follow @joelvanhoudt.bsky.social & order yours if interested about 🇦🇫.
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Joël van Houdt @joelvanhoudt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We’re in the final stretch of the crowdfunding campaign for my photobook, Afghanistanism, which brings together work made in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2022. Visit the Kickstarter to learn more about the project and pre-order a copy (and prints). www.kickstarter.com/projects/joe...
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Amnistia Internacional Catalunya @amnistiacat.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Vist a @ara.cat: Entrevista a Samira Hamidi, responsable de les campanyes d'Amnistia Internacional per a l'Afganistan www.ara.cat/internaciona...
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Samira Hamidi: "Els turistes són una màquina de propaganda per als talibans"
Responsable d’Amnistia Internacional per a l’Afganistan
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Samira Hamidi: "Els turistes són una màquina de propaganda per als talibans" www.ara.cat/internaciona...
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Samira Hamidi: "Els turistes són una màquina de propaganda per als talibans"
Responsable d’Amnistia Internacional per a l’Afganistan
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Efeminista @efeminista.com · 21/05/2025
🇦🇫 Samira Hamidi, responsable de campañas sobre #Afganistan en @amnesty.org‬: "El apartheid de género debe reconocerse como crimen internacional" ⚖️Es clave para responsabilizar a los talibanes por años de represión a las afganas
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Samira Hamidi (AI Afganistán): "El apartheid de género debe reconocerse como crimen internacional"
La activista Samira Hamidi pide reconocer el apartheid de género como crimen internacional para exigir cuentas a los talibanes en Afganistán.
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Amnistia Internacional Catalunya @amnistiacat.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Vist al TN de 3cat: Txell Feixas parla amb Samira Hamidi, responsable de les campanyes d'Amnistia Internacional sobre l'Afganistan i activista pels drets de les dones. Trenquem el silenci! www.3cat.cat/3cat/a-lafga...
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Telenotícies - A l'Afganistan dels talibans, cada cop se suïciden més dones, sobretot nenes desesperades - 3Cat
Samira Hamidi, activista afganesa d'Amnistia Internacional, també adverteix del perill que suposa que les dones no es puguin graduar en el sector sanitari. L'escassetat de metgesses i llevadores ja ha...
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Samira Hamidi denounces the impunity of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. www.rtpa.es/noticias-soc...
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Samira Hamidi denuncia la impunidad del régimen talibán en Afganistán
En cuatro años se han disparado las violaciones y los matrimonios forzosos
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Four years after the Taliban's return, women's rights have been violated in every aspect of their lives. www.europapress.es/internaciona...
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Los talibán cierran el cerco en torno a los Derechos Humanos cuatro años después de su regreso al poder en Afganistán
Las mujeres hacen frente a un "apartheid por cuestión de género" que supone un "crimen contra la humanidad",...
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
7 years- many lessons, many learnings and many opportunities, some good work and some regrets.
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Universidad de Oviedo @universidadoviedo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
La activista Huria Samira Hamidi, responsable de campañas sobre Afganistán en Amnistía Internacional, conversó ayer en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras sobre su trabajo para que la comunidad internacional no legitime el régimen talibán ante la grave violación de derechos humanos en el país.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Samira Hamidi (AI): "No olviden Afganistán, los talibanes no deben ser normalizados" www.abc.es/espana/samir...
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Samira Hamidi (AI): "No olviden Afganistán, los talibanes no deben ser normalizados"
Madrid, 9 may (EFE).- La activista Huria Samira Hamidi, responsable de campañas sobre Afganistán en ...
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La Voz de Asturias @lavozdeasturias.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
La lucha de Samira Hamidi contra el apartheid de género ✍ La opinión de Gonzalo Olmos
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La lucha de Samira Hamidi contra el apartheid de género
La activista afgana visitará Asturias esta semana en actos abiertos al público
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Amnesty UK Feminists @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The US Defence Secretary has announced the termination of the Women, Peace and Security. "This is a wake-up call for the feminist community globally." - Samira Hamidi 📢 #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #Feminism #AmnestyFeminists #StandTogether
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Beatriz Lecumberri @bealecumberri.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Dice @samirahamidi.bsky.social que no acepta que 20 años de avances, trabajo y riesgos para dar a las afganas un lugar digno en el país se hayan esfumado Hoy pelea para que los talibanes rindan cuentas y el mundo no olvide a Afganistán @amnistiainternacional.es @elpais.com elpais.com/planeta-futu...
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Samira Hamidi, responsable de Amnistía Internacional para Afganistán: “En el mundo hay un silencio legitimador del régimen talibán”
La defensora de los derechos humanos insta a las autoridades españolas a impulsar un mecanismo internacional para que los fundamentalistas rindan cuentas y a aumentar su apoyo a las mujeres afganas, q...
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Amnesty UK Feminists @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
US aid cuts, the climate crisis and forced deportations are compounding the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile the Taliban has imposted even stricter restrictions on women and girls. We are rising with Afghan women to raise their voices - we won't back down. IN SOLIDARITY AND IN DEFIANCE.
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Amnesty UK Feminists @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Concerning reports from Afghanistan. * Unaccompanied women refused hospital care * Unaccompanied woman not allowed in markets or shops * A woman lost her baby after cycling three hours in labour to access healthcare * A girl set herself on fire to escape a forced marriage to a Taliban fighter.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I sat down with @rne5continentes.bsky.social to discuss the situation of women & girls in Afghanistan after almost 4 years of Taliban. Listen to the interview in the link below. rtve.es/play/audios/ci… @amnistiainternacional.es
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Cinco Continentes @rne5continentes.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Las afganas están cada vez más aisladas desde la toma de los talibanes en el país. Los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas son inexistentes. 🎙️Huria Samira Hamidi, responsable de las campañas sobre Afganistán en @amnesty.org rtve.es/a/16573832
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Análisis Urbano @analisisurbano.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
La activista Huria Samira Hamidi, responsable de campañas sobre Afganistán en Amnistía Internacional (AI), ha instado a la comunidad internacional a no normalizar el régimen talibán ni olvidar la grave violación de derechos humanos en el país...
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Samira Hamidi (AI): "No olviden Afganistán, los talibanes no deben ser normalizados"
La activista Huria Samira Hamidi, responsable de campañas sobre Afganistán en Amnistía Internacional (AI), ha instado a la comunidad
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This whole week in Madrid, I have been lobbying for more spaces for Afghan women in exile. This is excellent news. Congratulations to everyone for advocacy especially my colleague @stevecockburn.bsky.social for updating us and working on it along with others at Sport & Rights Alliance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!!
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Amnistía Internacional España @amnistiainternacional.es · 08/05/2025
@samirahamidi.bsky.social, portento de la naturaleza y responsable de campañas para Afganistán, ha estado estos días con nosotras/os compartiendo sus vivencias y detalles también de su activismo y el de taaantas mujeres afganas que no dejan de luchar. Gracias Samira... Eres fuente de inspiración.
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Reading Amnesty International Group @amnesty-reading.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Break the Silence: End human rights violations in Afghanistan www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
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Break the Silence: End human rights violations in Afghanistan
The world's response to the human rights violations in Afghanistan under Taliban rule has been tepid at best. Take action now to demand the international community to take stronger measures.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The little details of our lives in 🇦🇫 that people still don’t know. Beyond dirty politics & politicians who ruined us,we had trust,values & empty.“The Kite Runner” books is so powerful, grim but real- tree branch = credit card. As I keep reading there is more nostalgia for home.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Public executions and corporal punishment are cruel and inhumane. Clear violation of international laws and standards. Scary to see this happening in Afghanistan and the Taliban proudly issue statements around it. It is all because the Taliban are not hold accountable. x.com/amnestysasia...
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 10/04/2025
The shocking ill-treatment of Ahmad Manasra and cruelty exhibited towards him by the Israeli prison authorities and the Israeli justice system is an illustration of broader patterns of abuse against Palestinian detainees, especially children. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Israel/OPT: Long overdue release of Ahmad Manasra marks the start of a long and difficult path to recovery
Responding to the release of Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian arrested at the age of 13, from Israeli prison after nine and a half years imprisonment, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Regional Direct...
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
1. Read UNAMA report on the implementation and enforcement of the “law on the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice”. unama.unmissions.org/report-imple...
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Report on the Implementation, Enforcement and Impact of PVPV Law in Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday released a report on the impact, implementation and enforcement of the “law on the propagation of virtue and prevention...
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
First batch of my 2025 books. Got @khaledhosseini books again as want to read them again.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The UK government in the last 3 months of 2024 has rejected 26 Afghan women asylum cases. Taliban are persecuting women & girls for their gender & governments like UK further betray them. This is outrageous & all UK based advocates must speak out on this!! theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
📢OUT NOW:A new compendium spotlighting stories of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers,artists, journalists & women who cannot go back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. They are not only at-risk but also stand to lose decades worth of lives built in Pakistan. Read more 👇👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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#UndotheDeadline: New campaign against unlawful deportation of Afghan nationals
Amnesty International launches #UndotheDeadline campaign as the Pakistani authorities begin new round of deportations for Afghan nationals.
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
‏عید مبارک، روزه، نماز و دعا های تان قبول باشد. به امید روز که عید را به زودی در کابل جان تجلیل کنیم. روز های عید خوب و خوش داشته باشید. ‏Eid Mubarak everyone. Hoping for a day to celebrate Eid in Kabul Jan. Have a blessed and happy Eid Days.
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Amnesty UK Feminists @amnestyfeminist.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
For over three years, the rights of girls in Afghanistan have been violated. Education is a human right. We must continue to uplift Afghan women's voices and #RiseWithAfghanWomen. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #EducationIsAHumanRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #AmnestyFeminists
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Eid will be celebrated in heavy times tomorrow- May this Eid brings a new beginning and ends all the existing cruelty and all those responsible for it. May Allah helps people from Afghanistan to Palatine to the rest of the world. #eidulfitr2025
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Samira Hamidi- سمیرا حمیدی @samirahamidi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Though the Afghanistan Women’s National Team escaped the Taliban in 2021, the shadow of systematic gender discrimination continues to follow them across borders, denying them their rightful place on the international stage,” said Samira Hamidi, South Asia campaigner at Amnesty International.
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Amnistía Internacional @amnistia.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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Global: FIFA must recognize, support Afghan women’s team in exile
New Report Details Afghan Women Footballers’ Fight for Right to Play The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should act to stop the ongoing discrimination against Afghan women footballers living in exile and facilitate their return to international competition, the Sport & Rights Alliance said in a report released today. In two days, the Afghanistan […] The post Global: FIFA must recognize, support Afghan women’s team in exile appeared first on Amnesty International.
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 25/03/2025
In two days, the Afghanistan Women’s National Football Team will be absent from the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers draw. This marks the second World Cup-qualifying cycle from which the team has been excluded since 2021. FIFA must recognize, support Afghan women’s team in exile ✊ ⚽
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Global: FIFA must recognize, support Afghan women's team in exile
FIFA should act to stop the ongoing discrimination against Afghan women footballers living in exile and facilitate their return to international competition
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Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Persecuted & banned by the Taliban, the Afghan women's football team is again set to be excluded from Asian Cup - ruling them out of the next World Cup too. Players in exile are demanding FIFA back them New @sportrightsall.bsky.social report out now 🧵 sportandrightsalliance.org/fifa-recogni...
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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 26/03/2025
The Pakistani govt plans to arbitrarily and forcibly expel Afghan nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, as part of the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’, scapegoating a community that has long been disenfranchised and fled persecution.
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Pakistan's opaque ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ targeting Afghan refugees must be withdrawn immediately
The opaque ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ targeting Afghan refugees must be immediately withdrawn in Pakistan
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