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AFPRO Research Project
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Researching protest movements taking place in Afghanistan between 2016 and 2026.

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In response to the killing of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., Afghans in the US have attempted to distance themselves from the alleged killer, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national, by staging protests.

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December 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Read @simonteune.bsky.social 's analysis of last weekend's protests in Gießen against the foundation of the far-right AfD's new youth organisation:

www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/poli...
Konfliktforscher: Blockaden in Gießen „sehr geordnet“
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December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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📢 Join us for the 3rd Center Colloquium!

Featured Talks:
Kristine Andra Avram (Center for Conflict Studies, Marburg University)
Nadine Benedix @nadibenedix.bsky.social (Political Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt)

🗓️ Mon, 8 Dec 2025, 12–2 pm
More info: uni-marburg.de/0j1D6X
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Check out this new handbook from our colleagues @postcolh.bsky.social !
postcolh.bsky.social Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict @postcolh.bsky.social · 21d
Out now! We are very happy to share our newest publication: the "Handbook of Peace & Conflict Studies. Perspectives from the Global South", edited by our Siddharth Tripathi and Solveig Richter.

Check out the book here - it's open access!
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December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Wer demonstriert in Deutschland für Palästina? Eine neue Studie von @protestinstitut.bsky.social bietet Daten zu Solidaritätsprotesten in Deutschland. Mitbeteiligte Forschende waren u. a. @felixanderl.bsky.social & @teraqerat.bsky.social:
Zusammen mit @interactfu.bsky.social & @dezim-institut.de.
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Afghan women continue to resist Taliban restrictions, for example, in international organizations. Check out these recent examples.

Photo: Suliman Sallehi
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Yesterday, the Taliban cut off the internet in Afghanistan. For now, mobile internet & Starlink are functioning, but the impact on flight operations, banking, education & health services is already severe and causing dismay among many Afghans.

#contentiousky

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Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown
The Taliban have yet to give an official reason for the shutdown, but said it would last indefinitely.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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For the first time since taking over Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have ordered an internet ban in parts of the country. The ban is justified with preventing 'immoral activities' such as pornography.

#afghanistan

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Taliban orders ban on internet in northern Afghanistan ‘to prevent immoral activities’ | CNN
The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral activities,” provincial government statements said.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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A devastating earthquake has killed more than 800 people in Afghanistan, making the country’s already dire humanitarian situation even worse.

Governments should prioritize sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to help alleviate the crisis.
Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From 12-16 July 2025 our team attended the 28th World Congress of Political Science @ipsa.org in Seoul and presented our project and research there. Thank you for the comments and interesting discussions!

#contentiousky
#afghanistan
July 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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This morning, we presented our project @ipsa.org in Seoul. Thank you for attending!
July 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Our team is at @ipsa.org conference in Seoul this week and presenting on protests during insurgencies, Afghan youth and the success and failure of autocratization

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#afghanistan
July 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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In Afghanistan, a woman has been protesting against the Taliban due to job loss. To Taliban members threatening to shoot her she said: "Shoot! A bullet is better than dying of hunger, a bullet is better than begging!"

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July 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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The Taliban government has issued a new policy on talk shows requiring prior approval of topics and guests.

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July 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for their treatment of women and girls.

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for persecuting women and girls
The Taliban's supreme leader and chief justice are accused by the Hague-based judges of gender persecution.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Iranian and Afghan activists are protesting the Iranian government‘s treatment of Afghan migrants since start of the war with Israel in an open letter. In the past week, Iran has increasingly arrested Afghans and ordered them to leave the country.

#contentiousky

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Over 1,300 Activists Protest Iran’s Treatment of Afghan Migrants
More than 1,300 Iranian and Afghan activists, filmmakers, and journalists have signed an open letter condemning the Islamic Republic’s t ...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Russia has officially recognised the Afghan Taliban government. No other state has done so before.

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Russland erkennt Taliban-Regierung in Kabul an: Botschafter akkreditiert
Russland hat als erstes Land die Taliban-Regierung in Afghanistan anerkannt und die Akkreditierung eines neuen Botschafters akzeptiert.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Ich habe für die @zeit.de ein paar Gedanken aufgeschrieben. Die militärischen und sicherheitspolitischen Auswirkungen des Krieges muss man separat von den innenpolitischen Konsequenzen für den Iran bewerten - denn diese sind fatal.
June 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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How does one build a database on protest activities from news reports?

Last Friday, @simonteune.bsky.social gave us a workshop on Protest Event Analysis based on his experience in the PRODAT project. We discussed the challenges of this methodology and how to adapt it to the case of Afghanistan.
The photo shows Dr. Simon Teune sitting at a table and explaining a graph titled "Content Analysis as a Method" on the screen behind him.
April 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Join us for an introductory session on Protest Event Analysis (PEA) with @simonteune.bsky.social!

📅 Date: April 4, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 – 14:00 hrs
📍 Venue: Seminarraum 003, Ketzerbach 11, Marburg
💬 Q&A and discussion to follow

Please register by sending an email to [email protected]
We are pleased to invite you to an introductory session on Protest Event Analysis (PEA) with Dr. Simon Teune on April 4, 2025. The workshop is aimed at PhD and Master's students working on protest movements and looking to engage with PEA as a method and hosted by the AFPRO Project. The workshop will introduce its key concepts, methodological toolsets, challenges of PEA and its application in practice to researchers seeking to decide on methods for the research. 📅 Date: April 4, 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:00 – 14:00 hrs 📍 Venue: Seminarraum 003, Ketzerbach 11 💬 Q&A and discussion to follow Please register by sending a mail to afpro@staff.uni-marburg.de Looking forward to seeing you there!
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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We are excited to welcome our new research fellow in the AFPRO Project at the Center for Conflict Studies!

Malaiz Daud will continue to study collective action in Afghanistan from 2016 to 2026.

More about Malaiz's work: uni-marburg.de/wjvg61
January 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We are excited to welcome our new research fellow in the AFPRO Project at the Center for Conflict Studies!

Abdullah Ammar's current research at the ZfK focuses on state-controlled protests and the role of civil society in post-conflict transitions.

More about Abdullah's work: lnkd.in/earRK58v
December 16, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Last week, our AFPRO team attended @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago to present our project there and exchange with the global conflict research community.
isanet.bsky.social International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · Mar 4
We had a successful second night of receptions at #ISA2025. Seeing everyone connecting and enjoying themselves was wonderful. 🥂
March 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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📢CALL FOR PAPERS: Diversität der Landwirtschaftsproteste in Deutschland

Themenheft des Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen
Gast-Herausgeber*innen: Janna Luisa Pieper und Felix Anderl

Abstract Deadline: 31.01.2025
Mehr Infos: lnkd.in/eeJU5kBn
December 18, 2024 at 11:03 AM