Taliban employs female spies to rat on dissidents
These informants are tasked with monitoring social media and patrolling public spaces to catch women violating the regime's strict rules.
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Afghan women defy Taliban with singing protest
Afghan women are uploading videos of themselves singing in defiance of new restrictions imposed by the Taliban that order them ...
In first reference to protests, Iran says Israel 'will be toppled by the wind'
"A new identity crisis has emerged in the spider's web. Of course, this is only one of the deep crises ...
Israelis protest proposed legal changes for 10th week
Hundreds of Israeli women’s rights activists dressed as characters in the television series, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” marched to the center ...
Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
At least 328 people have been killed and 14,825 others arrested in the unrest, according to Human Rights Activists in ...
Most Ukrainians confident in victory against Russia, poll shows
"Pessimism is low and faith in Ukraine’s armed forces has grown significantly," say pollsters after 70% of Ukrainians in regions ...
Latest Beirut street battles portend even darker times to come
“We are dealing with a new equation: either Tarek Bitar leaves, or the country will be ruined,” said Youssef Diab, ...
Knesset atwitter over social media censorship
Social Networks Bill would require platforms to clearly state policies for removing content and blocking users by providing "an available ...
Tensions in Tunisia after president suspends parliament, fires PM
Troops surrounded Tunisia's parliament and blocked its speaker from entering Monday after the president suspended the legislature and fired the ...
At least 2 killed in Iranian water protests
With country facing worst drought in 50 years, demonstrators take to the streets in southwest Iran for sixth consecutive night ...