It's been nearly two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The country has largely disappeared from the media, but it remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. In this Space, we discuss t​​he humanitarian and economic crisis, restrictions on women's rights, and other human rights abuses in the

Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school. Just over 500 days after the Taliban imposed the ban on girls attending secondary school, Sahar Fetrat, Nayera Kohistani, and Birgit Schwarz discuss what it means for the future of Afghanistan.

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a close, HRW’s Rothna Begum and Minky Worden discuss the legacy of the games and the human rights implications with Equidem’s Dennis Dome.

Iranian women have been at the forefront of recent struggles for freedom and equality. What can be done to support them? HRW’s Birgit Schwarz is in conversation with Sussan Tahmasebi and HRW researcher Tara Sepehri Far.

In our weekly Twitter Space, HRW discusses labor conditions in Qatar and the fashion industry, and how to ensure better protection for those who make events like the FIFA World Cup and fast fashion products possible.

Following the US midterm elections, Amanda Klasing leads a conversation on election observers and protecting political rights in the US and around the world, with Andreas Baker and Anthony Gutierrez. #Midterms2022

On September 30, an attack on an educational center in Kabul, Afghanistan, left more than 100 students dead or injured. Most of them were girls. Join HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and Sahar Fetrat in conversation with Birgit Schwarz.

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in a hospital in Tehran after being arrested by the “morality police” for wearing an “improper hijab” has sparked protests in several cities and universities in Iran. What is the significance of these protests? Join us to discuss the growing popular discontent with compulsory hijab laws

HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and John Sifton discuss the ISIS group targeting religious minorities in Afghanistan.

One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, HRW discusses the Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule.