May 25, 2022 04:33 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/05/25/male-journalists-in-afghanistan-cover-their-faces-on-tv-in-solidarity-with-women-colleagues-after-new-taliban-decree
Male journalists in Afghanistan cover their faces on TV in solidarity with women colleagues after new Taliban decree
Last Thursday, the Taliban in Afghanistan ordered women reporters to cover their faces while presenting the news on television. And to show solidarity, their male colleagues are choosing to do the same.
Although most news outlets didn't immediately comply to the Taliban's barbaric decree, according to The Guardian, by Sunday most women reporters appeared on television with covered faces. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/05/25/male-journalists-in-afghanistan-cover-their-faces-on-tv-in-solidarity-with-women-colleagues-after-new-taliban-decree
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