Pakistan gives in to domestic terrorists, Afghan Taliban declares victory against the US, Iran censors female referee, and an Algerian academic is imprisoned [[link removed]]

This April, an eventful few weeks for freethought and religious dissent. We've compiled what you need to know. Read the highlights below, or click to access the full brief.

Read the Full Brief [[link removed]] Highlights Pakistan: Paranoid as ever [[link removed]].

The Prime Minister of Pakistan gives in to the demands of far-right Islamist domestic terrorists who took police officers hostage.

America: fool me once, fool me twice. [[link removed]]

Afghan Taliban shadow mayor declares victory after US withdrawal. He vows to uphold religious Sharia law in the region.

Covid bathes in the Ganges. [[link removed]]

After hitting record Covid infection rates, India faces a new massive super-spreader event as over 600,000 Hindu devotees bathe in the Ganges river in a religious ritual.

Female knees: Iran’s greatest weakness. [[link removed]]

Iran state TV cuts away from a live soccer match more than 100 times to hide a female assistant referee's bare knees.

Algeria imprisons intellectual. [[link removed]]

Algerian author, Said Djabelkhir, faces 3 years in prison under blasphemy charges for opposing fundamentalism and child marriage.

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