Afghanistan

World
Jan 24

International Criminal Court seeking arrests over LGBTQ+ and gender persecution in Afghanistan

Person holds up a placard reading "Taliban violate human rights" at a protest against the Taliban in London

Asia
Nov 21 2024

LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘suffer sexual and physical abuse’ in detention under the Taliban

World
Sep 28 2024

Australia and three more countries to take Taliban to International Court for gender discrimination

This image shows a map of the world, with countries and territories where LGBTQ+ people are criminalised are marked in red. The map is laid over the Progress Pride flag, which incorporates intersex identities, Black people and people of colour, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.

World
Jun 21 2024

All 64 of the countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ – and yes, it’s all colonialism’s fault

A student in Afghanistan

World
Sep 05 2023

How do the Taliban, who ‘know what a woman is’, treat women in Afghanistan?

On the left, a person holds a poster that reads: "New York Times, do you see us? We are Afghan LGBT+. On the right, a person holds a poster that shows an animation of a group of three LGBTQ+ Afghans, with one holding a Pride flag.

Activism
Feb 02 2023

Brave Afghans risk their lives to stage powerful LGBTQ+ protest ‘under the noses of the Taliban’

Taliban security personnel

World
Nov 27 2022

Taliban lashes and flogs Afghans in crowded football stadiums for ‘adultery and gay sex’

An illustrated image of the four gay Afghans that feature in documentary Gay Under the Taliban.

World
Nov 25 2022

I spoke to 100 LGBTQ+ Afghans fearing for their lives under the Taliban. This is what I learned

Afghan Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020.

Asia
Oct 12 2022

Gay Afghan man brutally murdered by the Taliban in bid to ‘eradicate’ LGBTQ+ people

Two people are shown hugging against a progress Pride flag in an animation.

Exclusive
Aug 15 2022

Gay Afghan forced to watch Taliban behead his father ‘learned how to feel proud’ after escaping

An illustration of a person with a blanket wrapped around them

Exclusive
Aug 15 2022

Queer Afghans who escaped the Taliban share stories of survival, fear and hope, one year on

Trans woman Ozlam pictured sitting in a pink chair.

World
Aug 10 2022

Meet the brave transgender refugee staging the ‘world’s first’ LGBTQ+ Afghan protest

Boris Johnson speaking to the camera

UK
Jun 21 2022

Boris Johnson ridiculed for ‘hollow’ Pride Month message: ‘You are a disgrace’

A picture showing some of the injuries sustained by Sohil, a gay man from Afghanistan, when he was interrogated and beaten by the Taliban.

World
Jun 20 2022

Gay Afghan who fled after being abducted, beaten and burned by Taliban left in asylum limbo