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In den Abstimmungskampf um die 10-Millionen-Initiative der SVP werden Millionen investiert. Die Gegner haben rund 9 Millionen budgetiert, die Befürworter lassen sich mit deutlich über 6 Millionen auch nicht lumpen.

Lengyelországban az utóbbi években jelentősen megnőtt a tartós immunhiányos állapotot okozó vírussal (HIV) fertőzött emberek száma, az adatok szakértők szerint az Ukrajnából érkező migrációval, valamint egyéb társadalmi és kulturális változásokkal is magyarázhatók - jelentette a Rzeczpospolita.

Die Ski-Stars tanken Energie auf! Federica Brignone schnorchelt mit Haien, Sofia Goggia spielt Basketball auf den Philippinen. Franjo von Allmen fährt in der Schweiz Mountainbike, während Marco Kohler in Florida entspannt.

Az előző naptári héthez képest a 18. héten 12,4 százalékkal csökkent az akut légúti megbetegedésben szenvedők száma, az influenzásoké 15 százalékkal.

KI-Tools, Polizei-Check und laufende Updates: So funktioniert Journalismus im Breaking-News-Fall. Wir werfen einen Blick in den Newsroom und zeigen, wie Blick Nachrichten verifiziert – und wie wir falsche News herausfiltern.

Margrit Läubli wurde beim Prix Walo irrtümlich für tot erklärt. Präsidentin Monika Kaelin entschuldigt sich persönlich bei der Kabarettistin – mit Blumen, Pralinés und Champagner in Zürich.

Nach einem Juniorenspiel des FC Concordia Basel in Münchenstein BL kam es am Sonntag erneut zu wüsten Szenen: Laut Recherchen von Blick gerieten ein Vater und der Schiedsrichter aneinander. Spieler und Zuschauer mussten eingreifen, um die Situation zu entschärfen.

Wer folgt auf Mauro Lustrinelli und Enrico Maassen als «FORZA! Trainer des Monats» für den Monat April? Wird es wieder ein Rennen zwischen den beiden? Oder bekommt ein anderer Trainer den Preis? Das liegt auch an dir.

Martin Piesecký nyerte az egészségügyi minisztérium által kiírt pályázatot, továbbra is ő marad a lekéri Pszichiátriai Kórház igazgatója.

A street scene in Herat, where calls to reopen schools and universities for girls have exposed activists and educators to Taliban detention. Credit: Learning Together.

By External Source
HERAT, Afghanistan, May 5 2026 (IPS)

Qadoos Khatibi, an Afghan university lecturer, and Fayaz Ghori, a civil society activist, also from Afghanistan, were detained by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Their crime? Advocating for girls’ right to education.

Their arrest came as Afghanistan began a new academic year in the last week of March. Schools reopened across the country, but girls above primary school level remain barred from classrooms for the fifth consecutive year.

Khatibi had posted a video urging the Taliban to reopen educational institutions for girls, emphasizing that a country cannot develop without girls’ education. Ghori, for his part, had written that, “We are looking forward to the day when the doors of education will be opened for the girls of this country.”

In Afghanistan today, even civic, non-political advocacy can carry extreme risk. Critics and activists risk arrest, forced disappearance and sometimes worse, simply for sharing a video, writing a post, or speaking out. Online spaces are closely monitored, and critical voices are swiftly suppressed

Nearly five years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, a period marked by the closure of secondary schools and universities to girls and women. During this time, girls’ education has come to a complete halt, and anyone who dares to speak out in protest often faces swift and harsh punishment.

Sediq Yasinzada, a civil society activist in Herat province and friend of both men, said they had spoken out against the closure of schools and universities for girls. They had shared posts on Facebook calling for the reopening of schools beyond grade six, and for universities to once again re-admit female students.

More than 2.2 million girls in Afghanistan are currently denied access to education due to restrictions, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), highlighting the magnitude of the problem.

In March this year, both men were summoned by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat. After interrogating them, they were handed over to Taliban intelligence. They spent 24 hours in detention, a fate that has become all too familiar for critics of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

This time, however, the response was different. Because Khatibi and Ghori are well-known figures in Herat, their detention sparked a wave of support on social media. Ordinary citizens, activists, and local influencers called for their immediate release, bringing the issue to a wider public attention.

Alongside the social media outcry, several local elders and influential figures intervened directly with the Taliban, and after about 24 hours, both men were released.

Sarwar Khan, a prominent elder from Herat, says he has repeatedly urged the Taliban in meetings to reopen schools. He is the father of four daughters, all of whom are now denied access to education. “Send your sons to study”, was the Taliban’s mocking response, fully aware that Sarwar Khan has no sons.

When he pointed out that he has no sons, and that education is a right for both women and men, he was threatened with expulsion or even imprisonment if he continued to speak.

After his release from detention, Khatibi shared a statement on Facebook that underscored the core of their demand:

“What we asked for was a human, national, and Islamic request… Knowledge is the foundation of development and does not conflict with religious values. Knowledge does not have a gender. Our women and girls have the right to education.”

The arrests of Qadoos Khatibi and Fayaz Ghori are not isolated incidents. They reflect a broader pattern in Afghanistan, where even peaceful advocacy for girls’ education can be treated as a crime. Families like Sarwar Khan’s, as well as activists and ordinary citizens, face constant threats simply for demanding a basic human right.

In Afghanistan today, even civic, non-political advocacy can carry extreme risk. Critics and activists risk arrest, forced disappearance and sometimes worse, simply for sharing a video, writing a post, or speaking out. Online spaces are closely monitored, and critical voices are swiftly suppressed.

Many men avoid protest not out of indifference, but out of fear. In a situation whereby university professors and civil society activists can be scrutinized and ultimately criminalized simply for sharing a video or written text, many choose silence.

Yet despite this environment of repression, women, girls, and some men continue to protest. In recent years, dozens of women have been detained for weeks or even months without access to lawyers or contact with their families simply for demanding a fundamental right to education.

Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghanistan has entered a harsh new era. Progress made over two decades, during which millions of girls entered schools and universities, has abruptly halted. The closure of schools beyond grade six and the suspension of higher education have created not only an educational crisis, but also a deep social and human challenge. In this climate, any form of civic protest is met with security crackdowns, shrinking the space for public expression.

Taliban authorities have repeatedly detained critics and civil society activists over the past several years, particularly those who have spoken out against their policies.

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The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons

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