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At the heart of Zan TV, Zan News stands as a voice of resistance and resilience. We report with courage, uncovering stories that others ignore, and giving a platform to women who refuse to be silenced. This is journalism with a purpose.
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More Than Two Million Herat Residents Held Hostage by the Decrees of 67 Taliban Virtue and Vice Officers
The city of Herat, home to more than two million people, has taken on an atmosphere of anxiety, suffocation and despair. Residents say daily life under the relentless decrees of the Taliban’s Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice grows narrower and darker by the day.
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Human Rights Activists’ Union: The Taliban Have Committed “Cultural Genocide” by Banning Girls’ Education
Ahead of International Students’ Day on 17 November, the Human Rights Activists’ Union said in a statement that the Taliban, by depriving girls of education and closing university doors, have committed “cultural genocide” and “gender apartheid”.
Nov 161 min read


The Taliban Have Criminalised Women Eating in Public; Dozens of Women Arrested in Herat
In an unprecedented and contentious move, officers from the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained dozens of women and girls on Saturday evening (November 15) after they had gone with their families to the restaurants in Herat’s Taraqi Park to have a meal.
Nov 162 min read


Amnesty International: Taliban Order in Herat Endangers the Lives of Women
Amnesty International Italy has warned that the Taliban’s new restriction in Herat, which bans women without a burqa from entering hospitals, has put the lives of thousands of women and girls at risk.
Nov 131 min read
Video Reports


Voices of Women


Unfinished Dreams; Kankor Without Afghan Girls
Though standing again in the depths of darkness was deeply anxiety-inducing for Raihan, her books once more became her refuge. She decided not to care about what people said, because people always judge based on their own minds and perspectives. What truly matters is the voice of our own heart.


Unfinished Dreams; Kankor Without Afghan Girls
After the government announced that women and girls must stay at home, banning them from school, university, and work, Raihan and her friends suffered a severe psychological blow. They were mentally and emotionally shattered. They had never imagined such a day would come. Dreams that remained only dreams, and hands that never reached them.


Unfinished Dreams; Kankor Without Afghan Girls
It was a rainy day, and Raihan, while gazing out the window at the birds perched on the tree, was thinking about her dreams and wishes. She had no idea whether she would ever achieve them or not.
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