Cultural Rights

Everyone has the right to participate in cultural life. This section highlights decrees suppressing practices such as Nowruz, music, traditional dress, or cultural expression deemed "non-Islamic."
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DEC10-01312023

The Taliban shut down a women's karate club in Farah.

DEC9-11122022

Directive in Faryab banning unaccompanied women from parks, sports halls, and restaurants under threat of legal action.

DEC8-11102022

Ban on women and girls from visiting parks and sports halls.

DEC7-09212022

Directive prohibiting poets from composing poems that resemble music and song, issued to provincial heads for enforcement.

DEC1-08162022

Mandatory classes with the addition of five extra religious subjects in universities.

DEC8-03272022

Directive segregating recreational park days by gender and enforcing hijab, limiting women’s access to public spaces.
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