International Women’s Day and the Plight of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
March 8, 2026 Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction Every year on March 8, the world observes International Women’s Day, a global moment dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and advancing the struggle for gender equality. What began as a movement for labor rights and suffrage more than a century […]
Taliban’s New Law: Another Step toward Cementing a Regime of Terror and Systemic Discrimination
Press Release January 25, 2026 Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel The Bolaq Analysts Network (Bolaq), as an independent human rights institution, condemns in the strongest possible terms the Taliban’s issuance of the new “Criminal Court Principles.” The content of this recently ratified document is not a conventional legal […]
The Hazara Genocide: A Forgotten Struggle for Survival
Introduction Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Among the many tragedies of modern and pre-modern history, the plight of the Hazara people stands as one of the least recognized yet most persistent. Often referred to as the “forgotten victims” of ethnic persecution, the Hazara community has endured centuries of systematic […]
Year Four Under the Taliban: What It Has Meant for Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel On August 15, 2025, Afghanistan entered the fourth year since the Taliban’s return to power. For the country’s Hazara community this period has been marked by a complex mix of insecurity, shrinking civic space, economic freefall, and steadily tightening religious and social controls. The […]
A Letter to My Nephew: On Being Hazara
Author: Anis Rezaei People were hastily—anxiously, even—rushing past each other to catch the next train. Just another normal day at a train station in our fast-paced city: London. My nephew J and I were walking up the stairs to reach the platform. I was immersed in the crowd, yet attentive to his energetic and playful […]
Psychological Impact of Taliban’s religious police on female students in Bamyan city: A study from 2021-2024
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Report on Access To Education for Women Under the Taliban
Shared Report – the following report is a shared report that Bolaq does not own. Introduction The full report as PDF here… When the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the Taliban’s first action was to prohibit the education of girls above the sixth grade, closing the doors of schools to them. Following this, over […]
2024: Hazaras Still at Risk of Genocide and Oppression Under the Taliban Regime
Besmillah Taban[1] Abstract The Hazara community in Afghanistan has faced a long history of persecution, discrimination, and violence, dating back to the time of Abdur Rahman Khan (Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901) and continuing into the present under the Taliban regime. Despite historical changes in government and legal systems, the […]
Ethnic Hazaras: a Transnational identity at a Displacement conference
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, AHRDO and Global Initiatives for Justice, Truth & Reconciliation (GIJTR) collaborated together to hold some workshops with some advocacy-based organizations that worked with displaced people, and for the rights of different demographics of the people of Afghanistan. As […]
International Women’s Day: A History of Advocacy and the Hazara Women’s Rights under Taliban Rule
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality. Since its inception, IWD has been a rallying point for women’s rights activists worldwide. However, for many women, including the Hazara women of Afghanistan, […]