“Mortaza wanted his journalism to humanise the suffering around the world. He wanted to show the story of the people...
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Revolution Through Paintings: the DISSIDENT club launches Iranian political prisoners art expo.
By Leah Koonthamattam, team < the DISSIDENT club > “I dont want my daughter to read my poems and learn...
Secret Chinese Police Stations in Paris and other parts of the world a threat to democracy. Activists call for action.
Masquerading as a residence between two restaurants in the 13th arrondissement of Paris is one of the three alleged Chinese...
Let Afghan girls learn! the DISSIDENT club sheds light on women’s education in Afghanistan.
Since the Taliban’s occupation of Kabul in August last year, girls are banned from going to school. Today, as the...
Is non-violence a rhetoric to disempower the already marginalized or does it ever work? We analyze.
The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime – Max Stirner This summer, on 2 July...
Pakistan Army Must Stop Enforced Disappearances
Pakistan has long been involved in enforced disappearances. This phenomena began in the 1970s and has become a standard practice among Pakistani...
Afghanistan: Post US Withdrawal – Talk, Performance and Screening at the DISSIDENT club
“Americans didn’t understand how complex Afghanistan was when they arrived,” begins Afghan journalist, Mortaza Behboudi, as he attempts to explain...
Music in Exile
This Fête de la Musique, Afghan musicians and brothers Humayoun and Haroon Ibrahimi performed traditional Afghan music at the DISSIDENT...
“Exiled dissidents no longer feel safe in the West” #WorldRefugeeDay2021
This World Refugee Day 2021, UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, announced that the number of people forced to flee...
Save the Dissident Club
As you may already know, we have been forced to close the DISSIDENT club once again due to the pandemic...