Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties

(Reuters) - Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the Islamist...

By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed ways to accelerate evacuations...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is working with the Taliban in Kabul on a "tactical, practical level" to evacuate citizens and eligible...

By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers vented their anger on Wednesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

(Reuters) - A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work...

KYIV (Reuters) -The chief editor of one of Belarus' leading independent news organisations was detained after police searched her home...

By Charlotte Greenfield and Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - Islamist groups around the world have hailed the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan,...

(Reuters) - The Slovenian EU presidency criticized the government in Minsk ahead of a crisis meeting of the bloc's home...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, European Union and 19 other countries on Wednesday released a statement calling on people...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn, the Emir of Qatar and the...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is seeking to airlift 1,000 people every day from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of...

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - The European Union has a responsibility to accept Afghan refugees and cannot leave people...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the Taliban, which seized the Afghan capital on Sunday...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The first Lufthansa plane carrying evacuees from Afghanistan landed in Frankfurt early on Wednesday with about 130 people...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has included a bill seeking to ease the country's strict bank secrecy rules...

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Wednesday four students were arrested for "advocating terrorism"...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military evacuated about 1,100 Americans, permanent residents of the United States, and their families from...

By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Activists who fled Afghanistan for asylum in Canada are frantic to get their families...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday announced plans to welcome up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban during the first year...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan...