Impact

Topic: Afghanistan

  • JHR and Robina Aryubwal honoured with PEN Canada’s Marie-Ange Garrigue Award

    On October 16, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) and our colleague Robina Aryubwal were awarded PEN Canada’s prestigious Marie-Ange Garrigue Award. This recognition celebrates our work to relocate and resettle over 500 at-risk Afghan journalists and their families following the Taliban’s return to power. When the crisis unfolded, JHR mobilized to evacuate hundreds of families,

  • Applications for the Afghan Journalists-In-Residence Project are now open

    June 3, 2022: Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is launching a call for applications as part of its Afghan Journalist-in-Residence Project.  As part of the project, 10 Afghan journalists and media professionals will be offered paid placements with leading Canadian newsrooms such as CTV News, the Toronto Star, Canadian Press, Hamilton Spectator and Global News.

  • JHR Executive Director Rachel Pulfer’s statement to the House of Commons on supporting journalists in repressive states

    On Monday, March 28, 2022, JHR Executive Director Rachel Pulfer appeared before the House of Commons to share her views and recommendations on how Canada can effectively support journalists in distress.  Her statement will contribute to the Subcommittee of International Human Rights’ ongoing study ‘Human Rights in Repressive States: The situation of human rights defenders,

  • “Fighting for women’s rights is in my blood”: Mariam Atahi, activist

    Mariam Atahi left Afghanistan for safe haven abroad in August 2021. However, her fight for women’s rights continues, uninterrupted. As the Taliban began its ‘humanitarian talks’ last month in Oslo, Mariam called for the release of three fellow activists, allegedly detained for protesting against the closure of women’s universities. “It hurts me,” she said, “…to

  • “I felt I had reached the end of my life”: Journalist Bais Hayat recalls the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul

    “I was born in a war, I spent a huge part of my life covering its atrocities and I have some very bitter memories,” said journalist Bais Hayat, as he begins recounting his life’s journey. As political correspondent for Ariana News, Bais Hayat covered the war in Afghanistan for 10 years. From making documentaries on

  • “Afghan civil society is under siege”: Zadran, activist

    The journey out of Afghanistan was not easy for Zadran, who served as a program manager at the Afghanistan Civil Society Forum organization (ACSFo). At every moment, he feared that he would be captured by the Taliban. However, staying in Kabul was not an option. Zadran has been an active member of Afghan civil society