Afghanistan: NGOs ordered to stop duties of female employees
Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy has ordered domestic and foreign NGOs to suspend the duties of female employees until further notice because they are "not...
Afghan authorities publicly execute murderer for first time since takeover
The Afghan authorities have publicly implemented the hudood punishment of execution on a murderer in Farah province.
The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate imposed...
Afghanistan bans U.S. funded media outlets
The Afghan authorities have banned two U.S. government-funded radio outlets from broadcasting in the country - Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty...
Indonesia to criminalise sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with up to one year in jail.
The...
Netherlands forces killed 20 Afghans unlawfully, Dutch court rules
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a deadly bombing of a residential compound in Afghanistan by Dutch forces in 2007 was unlawful,...
Afghan authorities resume public lashings
The Afghan authorities have resumed public lashings for crimes according to Islamic shari'ah.
Yesterday 12 people, including three women and nine men, were flogged on adultery...
Afghanistan temporarily bans women from parks to prevent free mixing
The Afghan authorities have temporarily banned women from visiting all parks in Kabul because they say Islamic free mixing laws are being widely flouted.
The spokesman...
Family of Farooq Ali believe he was murdered in Pakistani international hotel
The sister of a Bradford man, Farooq Ali, says she believes her brother was murdered in Pakistan but the truth is being covered up by the...
Oldest Guantanamo inmate released after nearly 20 years
The oldest inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp - 75 year old Pakistani national Saifullah Paracha - has been released back home after nearly...
Imran Khan barred from public office for five years
Pakistan's election commission has disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years.
Khan had been accused of incorrectly declaring details...
