Participation in Public Life

The right to engage in civic duties includes access to government roles, voting, and public debate. This section includes laws restricting public presence or political voice, particularly for women.
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DEC7-01072025-B

Taliban authorities in Nuristan formally banned live photography and its publication, extending province-wide restrictions on visual media under the Promotion of Virtue law.

DEC7-01082025

The Taliban sentenced a journalist to one and a half years in prison.

DEC7-02042025

The Taliban suspended the broadcasts of Radio Begum in Kabul, citing alleged media violations and pending review of its broadcasting license.

DEC7-02052025

Taliban intelligence and media officials raided Radio Begum’s office in Kabul, confiscated equipment, detained staff, and shut down the women-focused radio station.

DEC7-02142025

The Taliban have banned the broadcasting of political and economic programs on domestic media.

DEC7-02152025

Taliban imposed restrictions on the broadcasting of political and economic programs.

DEC7-02172024

Taliban in Kandahar declared a ban on photography in both "official and unofficial gatherings."

DEC7-03182025

Taliban ban women’s voices on broadcast media and mandated reverential title ('Amir al Mu'minin or Commander of the Faithful) for Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada...

DEC7-04102025

The Taliban’s Minister for the Promotion of Virtue publicly described non-Muslims as “worse than animals” in an official speech broadcast by state media in...

DEC7-08262024-B

Taliban called protests against the new law on promotion of virtue and prevention of vice "insolence."

DEC7-08262024-C

Taliban leader orders that only central spokespeople and ministries may make statements on behalf of the Taliban.

DEC7-08272024

Taliban imprisoned a young man in Nangarhar for publishing an image of the tricolor flag.

DEC7-11112024

The Taliban suspended the operations of Zheman Radio in Khost Province for broadcasting background music in one of their programs.

DEC8-08132024

Taliban ordered the forced attendance of students and teachers at ceremonies marking the 3rd anniversary of group’s return to power in Kabul and Ghazni.

DEC9-12252024

Taliban prohibited mixed-gender transportation in city buses in Kabul, to further enforce gender segregation.
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