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Dark Days of Afghanistan
Women are flogged for laughing, talking and leaving the house without a Mahram.

Afghan Women, If the World forgot about you’re Fate, history won’t.
Commentary by Raihana Rasoly on the human and especially women rights abuses in Afghanistan and the silence of the world community It is so

Journalists under Threat: Nooruddin Muhammadi
Somaia Valizadeh and Sabine Küper-Büsch On October 16, Nooruddin Muhammadi was able to send two messages to his colleague Parwin Faiz Noori, explaining that
Working Group for Female Journalists

Working Group for Female Journalist
Online workshop for females journalists in Afghanistan but not only.
Once a week 2 hours for 3 months
with Somaia Valizadeh, Freba Kiawan and Sabine Küper-Büsch

Media Hub
Kite Runner is being developed as a hub with support/counseling and workshop opportunities, social events and network building activities for Afghans with journalistic/media background mostly in Turkey. Afghans aspiring to become journalists or media workers can also attend selected activities, and some activities are open to all.
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Advocacy Workshops for Exiled Afghans in Turkey
The advocacy workshops for Exiled Afghans were conducted every Friday for a total of 6 sessions, lasting a total of 12 hours. These workshops

Completion of a 5-Month English Language Course
The Kite Runner Project, supported by the International Media Support (IMS), recently celebrated a major milestone: completing a 5-month English language course by 28 Afghan

Kabul: Rehab Hell
You are invited to the public screening of Kabul: Rehab Hell at Yolo Art Center in Istanbul on Saturday December 17th at 5:30 pm. After

Online Advocacy Workshop
A series of advocacy workshops will be offered for Afghan migrants with media experiences within the scope of the Kite Runner Project.

Cross-Media Working Lab
We are inviting you to the next gathering of the Cross-Media Working Lab at Yolo Art Center in Balat Istanbul in the frame of the Kit Runner activities in 2022. The Cross-Media Lab will take place next Saturday Nov 12th between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Afghanistan: The Beautiful Land of Endless Suffering
The Palimpsest Festival was hosting the Kite Runner Project at the Greek School in Kurtuluş on September 7th.

More about Kite runner
The Istanbul based association Diyalog in cooperation with the
International Media Support (IMS) is starting in August 2022 the Kite
Runner activities in Istanbul.
Our Partners

Diyalog
Diyalog is an inter-cultural association dedicated to communities, diversity and new media. The principal objectives are the promotion of exchange and cooperation in order to carry out an intercultural understanding to strengthen as well as above all a cultural dialogue beyond borders.

International Media Support
IMS (International Media Support) is an international non-profit organization working across four continents. IMS supports local media to reduce conflict and strengthen democracy. It works in a context sensitive manner, carefully assessing the needs of local media in each country before entering in close dialogue with local organizations and international peers

Salt
Founded by Garanti BBVA in 2011, Salt is a cultural institution in public service producing research-based exhibitions, publications, web and digitization projects, as well as developing programs including screenings, conferences and workshops.

YOLO Art
YOLO art is a space for entertaining, expressing, connecting, learning and exchanging experiences. The building is located in Balat in old Istanbul. YOLO art is keen to provide its service on many levels through a range of events.