Devastating account of one of many whose lives have been ruined by something that most Americans seem to have moved forward from. #Afghanistan can't be forgotten. Promises made & not kept don't speak well of great countries or sacrifices made by US & Afghans for 2 decades.

One of many heartbreaking things in this story is its illustration of the link between women's lost financial autonomy under the Taliban & increased domestic violence. In Roya's case, it was immediate. If there were any stats on DV now, they'd be shocking. rukhshana.com/en/the-unravel…

From 2015 to 2019, I managed a literacy project for Afghan police force, and so manyvgraduated were women officers. This is just so sad.

“On 15 August 2021, when Kabul fell to the Taliban, Roya was already at work. Like so many thousands of Afghans unsure what it meant, she quietly left her workplace and went home, never to return.” rukhshana.com/en/the-unravel…

“News of this crackdown is sure to trigger mental health collapse in many men, women and children... Compassionate people up and down the country will be sickened by this performative cruelty designed to generate headlines and stoke fear.' theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

New from Free Movement: Court of Appeal rejects claim that Afghans were unlawfully discriminated against | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/court-of-appea…

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

You don’t say.

This was a line of young Afghans a few years ago (I think 2018) in Laghman province. They're waiting to register their names for kankor (the university exam)
Education is more than important in Afghanistan - It's treasured & a means of sustainable survival.

After many injuries I came back to competition! I won silver medal . As I told you since I left my country I'm fighting for Women’s right! We will be free one day and we continue fighting until we win ! #FreeAfghanistan .END GENDER APARTHEID in Afghanistan!

Career prospects that young boys and girls have in #Afghanistan after the takeover by the #Taliban !

Girls have nothing to dream about and nothing to look forward to but suffer in prisons. 1/2
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In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

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“As protests spread, university administrations should be careful not to mislabel criticism of Israeli government policies or advocacy for Palestinian rights as inherently antisemitic or to misuse university authority to quash peaceful protest.” hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

“The officials of the IOC follow the charter & the charter says that any country’s NOC that is not following the criteria or violates the charter should be issued a warning, sanctioned, & even have recognition withdrawn; they are exercising these options.” spectator.co.uk/article/afghan…

Bo-Kaap on Freedom Day

Her name is Marione Ingram. She moved to the US at 17.

She opened a Freedom School in Mississippi, and volunteered at the March on Washington and with SNCC as part of the Freedom Summer project.

What a remarkable life. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marione_I…

#Julia_Parsi , Afghan women's rights activist who has always fought for the #women 's_rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban regained control of #Afghanistan , says that candidate for the Nobel Prize for Human Rights, known as the 'Martin Ennals Award' among with other ten women.

The rest of the world is worried for you, US of A.

A scene from the French-made Girls of the Sun, film about the Kurdish women's struggle against extremists.

When they hear our female voices, they shake in fear.

Women, Life, Liberty!

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