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.

Afghan women continue to resist Taliban restrictions, for example, in international organizations. Check out these recent examples. Photo: Suliman Sallehi

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 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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 edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...

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.

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

This morning, we presented our project @ipsa.org in Seoul. Thank you for attending!

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 #contentiousky #afghanistan

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!" x.com/QaderiHomeir...

The Taliban government has issued a new policy on talk shows requiring prior approval of topics and guests. x.com/LNajafizada/...

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for their treatment of women and girls. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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 iranwire.com/en/news/1429...

Russia has officially recognised the Afghan Taliban government. No other state has done so before. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/russ...

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.

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.

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 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

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

Last week, our AFPRO team attended @isanet.bsky.social in Chicago to present our project there and exchange with the global conflict research community.

📢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

How did the new Taliban government deal with protests in areas previously controlled by the internationally recognised government? Did they make concessions in these areas to win over constituents? Or did they remain wary of possibly continuing loyalties to the old government? #contentiousky

Did protesters in previous rebel strongholds benefit from their ties to the Taliban after 2021? Or did the Taliban government adopt a repressive response to protests after 2021 because it no longer relied on support from the population? #contentiousky Photo by Haroon Safi on Pexels

The Taliban's policies towards civil society have become more salient after taking control of the state. But how did they govern in provinces under their control even before 2021? What changed in 2021? And what does this have to do with protest movements in Afghanistan? #contentiousky

Invitation to the next session of our Center Colloquium 📅 28.10.24 ⏲️ 12.00h 🏟️ Ketzerbach 63, +2/0149 🔗https://uni-marburg.de/J7R14j

Our research project investigates how the Taliban's takeover of the Afghan government has changed the opportunity structures (protest tactics and frequencies) for protests. Afghanistan is an interesting case study because it constitutes one of the few successful rebel movements. #contentiousky

How did the Taliban takeover in 2021 change the opportunity structures for protest movements in Afghanistan? Our new research project "Protest Movements in Transitional Phases from Insurgency to the Consolidation of Successful Rebels" aims to answer this question over the next three years.