Afghan law BANS Women's faces and voices to be seen or heard in public. 👀

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New Taliban law in Afghanistan: Women are not allowed to raise their voices or sing in public. Also, not allowed to show their faces. Afghan women sing online to protest latest crackdown on their rights | DW: In Afghanistan, the Taliban are refusing to cooperate with a United Nations mission, banning its human rights expert from entering the country. The UN has criticized the Taliban's new so-called 'Virtue Law', which prevents women from singing or raising their voices in public. Afghan women are attempting to protest the latest crackdown on their rights, despite being silenced on the streets.

We spoke with Pashtana Durrani, an Afghan human rights activist in the US.

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