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ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges

The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution against women, girls and members of the LGBTQ community in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. The court said in a statement that warrants were issued in July and September last year for the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani. Also...

Event date
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Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India
English
Countries concerned
Afghanistan
Justice · intensity 2.5 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (60%); silent in Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 40%Sino-Russian & BRICS 60%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 3 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by The Independent (United Kingdom), . 4 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
    The IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → AfghanistanEnglish
  2. ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  3. ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
    kannada.hindustantimes.comINIndia → AfghanistanEnglish
  4. ICC unseals arrest warrants for four Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
    The HinduIndeIndia → AfghanistanEnglish
  5. ICC unseals arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
    South China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → AfghanistanEnglish