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Join us for an event focused on Afghan women's activism and movement-building since the Taliban's takeover. Moderated by @mona_zeineddine , it will feature experts @LubnaAlkanawati , @BakhtariManizha , @heatherbarr1 , and @ShamailTawana . Register here:

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2 months

Last week, the Taliban issued horrific new edicts banning women from showing their faces, interacting with unrelated men, & having their voices heard, calling them "awraa" (parts of the body to be kept private). Afghan women are fighting back with a campaign of singing & poetry.

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Yesterday, Afghan women protested peacefully against Taliban oppression, even as their protest was dispersed. They chanted: "No to gender apartheid. The Taliban must know they cannot silence us with their guns." Despite imprisonment, and torture, they persist. We stand with them.

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In August, the Taliban banned women from speaking publicly. In response, Afghan women launched a campaign of singing, poetry, and videos. One woman says: "Free yourself from constraints. Women’s voices are not Awraa." We stand with them and will continue to amplify their voices.

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2 years

FEMENA & 161 women’s rights, human rights & peace orgs working in 37 countries, regionally & globally, issue statement of solidarity with Iranian women & protesters in support of demands for democracy, bodily autonomy & fundamental freedoms. #MahsaAmini

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Today, we stand in solidarity with Afghan women enduring severe human rights abuses under Taliban rule. Despite immense challenges, they fight for dignity and freedom. Join Femena and @rawadari_org —record your message of support and amplify their voices! #Power2AfghanWomen

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2 years

Iranian women are protesting today to hold police accountable for death of #MahsaAmini . They're demanding an end to mandatory Hijab laws & violent enforcement policies. FEMENA urges feminist movements globally to amplify demands & express solidarity w/ Iranian women's movement.

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2 years

1) 15 female prisoners, arrested during ongoing protests in Iran and being detained in Kachoui prison near Tehran, have launched a hunger strike to protest poor prison conditions, and lack of medical services for prisoners at the facility.

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2 years

Breaking: #Evin prison in #Tehran is on fire. Black heavy smoke clearly visible in video. According to reports gunshots & explosions have been heard. Evin is a notorious prison, currently home to many #HRDs & #WHRDs . #MahsaAmin #Mahsa_Amini #IranProtests2022

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5 months

265 Iranian #Feminists & rights defenders issue statement of solidarity w/ #Palestinians , calling for #CeasefireNOW , end to military aid to Israel & the upholding of international law, including @UN investigation into claims of #genocide in #Gaza . ⬇️

Iranian Feminists and Rights Defenders call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and the Upholding of...

Two hundred and sixty eight Iranian feminists and human rights defenders have issued a statement of solidarity with the Palestinian people, who have been suffering unthinkable violence and brutality...

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2 years

Iranians are outraged at death of #MahsaAmini , following her brutal arrest by morality police. FEMENA calls on Iranian authorities to end policies that control women’s bodies, including the draconian policy of policing women for the way they dress. #مهساامینی #BodilyAutonomy

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1 year

#ZholiaParsi , a Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) and protester, was arrested by the Taliban in Kabul today, following the arrest of her colleague #NedaParwani last week. WHRDs persistently endure arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, and torture under #Taliban rule.

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2 months

A woman from inside Afghanistan shared a video with Femena, singing: "You have silenced my voice until further notice. You have imprisoned me in my home for the crime of being a woman."

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3 years

به امید اینکه سال ۲۰۲۲ برای مردم و بخصوص کودکان افغانستان، ایران و کل منطقه سالی بهتر باشد. به امید پیروزی نور بر تاریکی.

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2 years

University students have been at forefront of protests following death in custody of #MahsaAmini . As such student activists have been violently targeted for mass arrests. Read & share FEMENA's report documenting arrest of female student activists. #WHRDs

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2 years

Zarifa Yaqoubi & several of her colleagues were detained by the Taliban on November 3rd as they were holding a press conference in Dasht Barchi, Kabul.FEMENA urges Taliban to drop all charges against Zarifa and release her immediately.Advocating for women’s rights is NOT a crime.

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1 year

1) We at Femena, are truly saddened by the untimely passing of Sudanese feminist and WHRD Roya Hassan. We extend our deepest condolences to her family and the Sudanese feminist movement. Roya was a passionate and creative feminist activist, a thought leader, a talented writer

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5 months

1/ As the UN prepares to convene the next special envoys meeting in Doha, we stand in unwavering solidarity with the courageous women of Afghanistan who continue to fight for their rights and their voices to be heard.

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3 years

WHRD VOICES: Fawzia Koofi, Afghan politician : Women always have to pay the highest price. If it's war, they lose their loved ones. If it's peace, they lose opportunities.We will continue our struggle to empower our people and replace bullets with ballots again. #SupportWHRDs

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2 years

FEMENA stands in solidarity with Iranian women & their right to bodily autonomy & right to choose their own dress. We strongly urge the Iranian government to refrain from using force against women peacefully demonstrating today, to take back control over their own bodies & dress.

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4 years

#سپیده_قلیان یک زن مدافع حقوق بشر وفعال کارگری است که در حال سپری کردن ۵سال حکم حبس خود در زندان اوین است. او به دلیل حمایت از مطالبات کارگران و افشاگری در خصوص اعمال شکنجه در زندان‌ ‌های ایران، با اتهامات امنیتی مواجه وبه ۵سال زندان محکوم شد. #FreeSepideh #SupportWHRDs #16Days

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@FemenaNet

4 years

Sepideh Qoliyan is an Iranian WHRD & labor rights activist serving a 5-yr prison sentence. She was tried & sentenced on security charges for advocating the rights of Iranian workers & for speaking up about the practice of torture. #FreeSepideh #SupportWHRDs #16Days #سپیده_قلیان

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2 months

"I will break free from this cage and sing one day," recites Summaya Shirzad, a woman protester. She adds that she will not be silenced or threatened by the Taliban's edicts and oppression. As Afghan women fight the Taliban's gender apartheid, we stand with them.

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3 months

On Saturday, 13th of July, 6 Women Human Rights Defenders in #Gilan province in #Iran , reported to Lakan prison to begin their sentences. The WHRDs included Forough Saminia, Jelveh Javaheri, Negin Rezaei, Shiva Shahsiah, Azadeh Chavoshian & Matin Yazdani.

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1 year

1) In solidarity with #ZholiaParsi , her son, and #NedaParwani , along with her family, abducted by the Taliban, we condemn this heinous violence and demand their immediate release.

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2 months

. @NiloParsa5 , a woman imprisoned by the Taliban for her activism, sings: "I will sing the song of freedom." Afghan women continue to display remarkable strength and courage despite over 100 Taliban edicts.

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7 months

Reports of the Taliban abducting three Hazara protesters, Azadah, Nadia, and Elaha, along with their brother, are deeply troubling. The international community's failure to have a unified response to Taliban atrocities has emboldened them to escalate their attacks on WHRDs.

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2 years

FEMENA condemns efforts by Iranian authorities to limit women’s bodily autonomy. Women should have right to make decisions about their bodies w/out being persecuted. FEMENA urges Iranian authorities to immediately drop all charges against #SepidehRashno & release her.

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2 years

بیست‌وسه سازمان منطقه‌ای و بین‌المللی زنان و حقوق بشر در منطقه منا با امضای بیانیه‌ای حملات آنلاین هماهنگ‌شده به صفحات اینستاگرامی #فمینیستی ایرانی را محکوم کردند. سازمان‌های امضاکننده بیانیه از مقامات ایران خواسته‌اند به آزار و اذیت مدافعان حقوق زنان خاتمه دهد.

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3 years

Join the Global Social Media Action on September 1, 2021, in support of Afghan women. Women and women's movements around the world, stand in solidarity with #WomenOfAfghanistan @esik_platform

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7 months

A month ago, the Taliban sentenced protester and WHRD #ManizhaSediqi to 2 years in prison after abducting her in Oct 2023. Femena demands her immediate release and urges the international community to hold the Taliban accountable for assaults on WHRDs.

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3 years

Women of #Afghanistan Demand a Just Peace that Guarantees Rights of all People-Over 1200 Afghan & Iranian #women & civil society activists sign statement demanding immediate cease fire & protection of women’s rights as prerequisite for future #peace talks.

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2 years

A year after fall of #Afghanistan #WomenProtests against #Taliban continue. Isn’t it time for int community to hear voices & concerns of these women instead of white washing their own policy shortcomings or pretending like their policies have support?

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2 years

FEMENA urges Iranian authorities to immediately&unconditionally release Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi. Being Baha'i and actively engaging in the religious affairs of your faith community is not a crime. #فریبا_کمال_آبادی #مهوش_ثابت

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2 years

#Javanrud a city in #Kermanshah province, Iran, is under severe attack by IRGC & other security forces who are indiscriminately killing peaceful & unarmed protesters. Kurdish areas in Iran have been under severe military attack over the last days, including #Mahabad . #MahsaAmini

Farzad Seifikaran

@FSeifikaran

2 years

جوانرود، مردم با دست خالی مقابل نیروهای ایستاده‌اند. در ویدیو نیروهای سپاه پاسدران با لباس‌های خاکی رنگ دیده می‌شوند (ثانیه ۱۰ به بعد). دوشنبه ۳۰ آبان ۱۴۰۱ #مهسا_امینی #MahsaAmini

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1 year

End the Collective Punishment of Palestinians & Lift the Inhumane & Illegal Blockade of Gaza Femena calls on international community to demand an immediate halt of brutal & escalating violence against Palestinians by Israel in #Gaza Read Full Statement:

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2 years

In alarming news,the chemical attacks against schoolgirls in Iran have resumed following their return to the classroom at the end of a break marking the Iranian new year. According to official news,tens of schools have been targeted in the last few days since the start of classes

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2 years

Protests have intensified in all Kurdish areas, including #Sanandaj , where univeriwty students & faculty protested unprecedented killings. In #Piranshahr protesters are out today, despite severe & bloody crackdowns over last few days. #MahsaAmini

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#پیرانشهر زن و مرد در خیابان، «مرگ بر دیکتاتور» ❊مهسا_اممینی

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2 years

Since start of #IranProtests2022 following death in custody of #MahsaAmini , who was arrested by Morality police for improper hijab, scores of rights defenders have been arrested. Read FEMENA's report documenting arrest of 12 #WHRDs during the unrest.

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2 years

In this report, 5th in a series, FEMENA has documented the arrests of WHRDs, bringing the number of those targeted to 118 following the death in custody of #MahsaAmini .

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2 years

Reports from Iran: Numerous protests in several cities have taken shape & have been met with heavy police & security presence. In #Tehran women protesters are being targeted, beaten & also arrested. Men are being targeted for arrest more than women. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی

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2 years

Thread-Reports from #Iran : #Protests calling for accountability for death in custody of #MahsaAmini & end to mandatory #Hijab & violent enforcement continue. Police is using violence against protesters, arresting them & women human rights defenders #WHRDs #مهسا_امینی #ژینا_امینی

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3 years

حميرة ثاقب: لقد عملنا لمدة 20 عامًا لتأسيس الحياة في أفغانستان - لقد عدنا الآن 20 عامًا إلى الوراء. إنهم يحاولون إسكات صوت النساء، ومنع النساء من الذهاب إلى المدارس والجامعات. وفقدت الصحفيات وظائفهن

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2 years

Bahareh Hedayat,a well-known student activist & WHRD who was arrested in Tehran on October 3, 2022, has begun serving a 4 year sentence according to her lawyer. FEMENA urges Iranian authorities to drop all charges against #BaharehHedayat and to release her immediately.

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2 years

Hadis Najafi the 20 year old woman who pulled back her hair in preparation for protests has been shot & killed with 6 bullets to her face, neck & heart. This is a war indeed- a war against women! #Hadith_Najafi #IranProtests2022 #MasaAmini #مهسا_امینی

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@FemenaNet

3 years

Afghan #WHRD & protester Hoda Khamoosh in #Oslo is demanding release of all Women Human Rights Defenders & protesters abducted & held captive by #Taliban & warns official recognition of Taliban by Norway or other countries is a criminal act & further betrayal of #Afghan people.

Parwiz Shamal

@PShamal

3 years

آفرین به شهامت و شجاعت هدا خموش که صدای مردمش شده است و برای تمامی زنان و «مردان» سرزمینش دادخواهی می‌کند!

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4 months

"In these testing times, it will be remembered that the UN chose to appease the Taliban instead of standing for the universal human rights principles it claims to uphold." Read our full statement:

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11 months

1) #AidaRostami , 36, was a compassionate physician who volunteered frequently and anonymously providing medical assistance at her home to protesters who had been shot or injured by the security forces. She disappeared on December 12, 2022,⬇️ #WomanLifeFreedom

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24 days

. @h_alsarare , Human Rights Lawyer & Yemen recipient of the Martin Ennals Award joins Afghan women’s campaign resisting the Taliban's ban on women’s voices. Join Femena and @rawadari_org —record your message of support & amplify their voices! #Power2AfghanWomen #WomenOfAfghanistan

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5 years

Important read from the brilliant @FForotan on why it's critical to include the voices and perspectives of the most vulnerable and those most impacted by conflict in #Afghanistan 's peace talks.

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1 year

Femena stands in solidarity with the women of #Afghanistan and urges key international stakeholders in Afghanistan not to turn a blind eye to the ongoing human rights crisis that has resulted in the systematic erasure of Afghan women from society.

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@FemenaNet

7 months

Another academic year begins in Afghanistan, yet girls aged 12 and above remain prohibited from accessing formal education. This ban has deprived 1.1 million girls of educational opportunities.

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1 year

به مجازات دسته جمعی فلسطینیان و محاصره غیرانسانی و غیرقانونی غزه پایان دهید. فمنا از جامعه بین المللی می‌خواهد که خواستار توقف فوری خشونت‌های وحشیانه و فزاینده اسرائیل علیه فلسطینیان در نوار غزه شوند. متن کامل بیانیه فمنا را بخوانید: #فلسطين #غزة_الآن

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@FemenaNet

1 year

End the Collective Punishment of Palestinians & Lift the Inhumane & Illegal Blockade of Gaza Femena calls on international community to demand an immediate halt of brutal & escalating violence against Palestinians by Israel in #Gaza Read Full Statement:

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1 year

Femena stands with 66 regional and international organizations and 38 human rights defenders, journalists, and activists to demand the release of WHRDs Neda Parwani, Zholia Parsi, and Manizha Sediqi, abducted by the Taliban last month.

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11 months

As the #Taliban persist in their attacks on WHRDs in Afghanistan, today they detained #ParisaAzada , another woman protester and activist in Kabul. Alongside Parisa, three other WHRDs, including #ZholiaParsi , #ManizhaSediqi , and #NedaParwani , are currently in Taliban prisons.

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2 months

On the three-year mark of the Taliban's takeover, Femena joins 31 regional & international human rights organizations and a number of journalists and activists in solidarity with Afghan women. Read the full statement:

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2 years

#Nowruz celebrated on the first day of Spring in over 20 countries, represents new beginnings and re-brith. In #Afghanistan and #Iran it marks the start of a new year. Wishing all health, prosperity, equality, peace & democracy in the coming year. #WomanLifeFreedom

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3 years

Solitary w/ Afghan women: Don't pity or save us, recognize resilience of Afghan women, how they have fought for years to improve country. We need feminists to demand accountability from own governments about what happened in #AfghanistanCrisis @ZubaidaAKBR @AWID @UNSRCulture

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7 months

1) In an attempt to discredit recent interviews of imprisoned women protesters detailing torture and abuse by the Taliban, they coerced WHRD #ManizhaSediqi into making a forced confession about her well-being in front of the media. ⬇️

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2 years

فمنا با اعلام همبستگی خود با زنان ایرانی و حق آنها در انتخاب نوع پوشش، قویا از دولت ایران می‌خواهد علیه زنانی که در روز ۲۱ تیرماه به شیوه‌ای مسالمت‌آمیز اعتراض‌شان را به سیاست‌های کنترل‌گرانه بر بدن و پوشش‌شان نشان می‌دهند، اقدامات قهری انجام ندهد. #نه_به_حجاب_اجباری

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@FemenaNet

2 years

FEMENA stands in solidarity with Iranian women & their right to bodily autonomy & right to choose their own dress. We strongly urge the Iranian government to refrain from using force against women peacefully demonstrating today, to take back control over their own bodies & dress.

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5 months

9/ Women protesters and activists have continuously asserted that any meeting excluding women and civil society, and not prioritizing human rights, is not legitimate.

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1 year

Matiullah Wesa @matiullahwesa , an education advocate, tirelessly advanced girls' education in villages across Afghanistan for over a decade. In April, the Taliban unjustly imprisoned him. The targeting of civil activists by the Taliban in Afghanistan must come to an end.

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4 months

The next Doha meeting is in 10 days, likely excluding women & civil society. Here are Femena's 3 key demands: 1. Listen to diverse voices of Afghan women & engage them meaningfully. The UN continues to marginalize Afghan women in crucial discussions about their country's future.

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2 years

23 HR & women's orgs issue statement urging Iranian authorities to halt coordinated targeting of Feminist accounts on Instagram & call on Meta to #ProtectWHRDs Read Statement: @POMED @whrdmena @takatoat @kadinih @omctorg @IFEX @FeMaleComms @CW4WAfghan

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2 years

In Kurdish city of #Mahabad , IRGC forces carried out military attacks against peaceful unarmed, protesters. On Saturday video showed women sitting on the street & citizens had built trenches & used pots & pan as shields against bullets. #MahsaAmini

Farzad Seifikaran

@FSeifikaran

2 years

سنگربندی معترضان در مهاباد و استفاده از قابلمه به عنوان کلاه محافظ در برابر تیراندازی نیروهای امنیتی شنبه ۲۸ آبان ۱۴۰۱ #مهسا_امینی #MahsaAmini

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2 years

Since start of #IranProtests2022 following death of #MahsaAmini scores of women activists have been arrested. Here’s our 2nd report on 17 #WHRDs arrested. 3rd report on female student activists arrested is forthcoming & we will keep updating. #SupportWHRDs

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2 months

Despite facing severe repression, abductions, torture, and killings, these women continue to courageously fight for their rights and freedoms. We are committed to standing with them, elevating their voices, and supporting their cause.

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2 years

A year has passed since Afghan women’s latest resistance to the Taliban and protests continue. Watch this space as we bring to you interviews with 5 women who tell us about their motivations & demands for protesting Taliban publicly & on the streets at great risks to themselves.

Muqaddesa Yourish

@YourishM

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And the women of my country march again!!

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2 years

Of 450 killed in #IranProtests half are #Kurds & Baluchis. But at @UN_HRC only 2 Kurds read NGO statements. @Fatemekerimi a #Kurdish #WHRD read the statement for AWID at #SS35 Femena is proud of its partnerships w/ @AWID @ISHR & @omctorg who are committed to amplify WHRD voices.

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2 years

According to reports about 10-15 WHRDs were arrested outside Iranian parliament during a protest following death of #MahsaAmini , who died on Sep 16 b/c of police brutality. The 22year old’s death has sparked national anger & protests in Kurdistan her home province. #مهسا_امینی

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@miladfadai

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حدود ۱۰ تا ۱۵نفر از فعالان مدنی که در اعتراض به خشونت #گشت_ارشاد در مقابل مجلس تجمع کرده بودند، بازداشت و به پایگاه پلیس امنیت منتقل شدند‌.

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1) Since their forceful takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban have issued over 65 edicts impacting all aspects of women's lives. In Afghanistan, women are banned from accessing secondary and higher education, employment in most sectors, and free movement without a male minder. ⬇️

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1 year

1) Afghan women activists, including Tamana Zaryab Paryani, Marzia Mohammadi, Roqia Saee, Sabira Akbari, Wahida Amiria, and Nayera Kohistani, are on a hunger strike, bravely opposing the Taliban oppression of women.

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@FemenaNet

1 year

1) A year has passed since #MahsaJinaAmini , a 22 year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who was detained by morality police for "improper" hijab, died in police custody. Mahsa’s death sparked nationwide protests and also inspired a powerful slogan, "Woman, life, freedom," 👇🏼

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September 16th marks the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic death while in the custody of the morality police. #MahsaAmini #WomanLifeFreedom #FreeIranianWHRDs Read the full statement in English:

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1) #DonyaFarhadi , 22, was from Izeh and an architecture student at Ahvaz Azad University. She was killed by Basiji and plainclothes forces. She went missing on December 7, 2022, Student Day in Iran, near the coastal boulevard around Cable Bridge area. #دنیا_فرهادی

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Afghan Women’s Rights Defender, Zahra Jalal, has been kidnapped by Taliban. Her forcible disappearance follows a spate of assassinations targeting #WHRDs & civil society leaders in Afghanistan by Taliban. #SupportWHRDs @Marylawlorhrds @UNSRCulture

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#فرح_مصطفوی از زنان فعال و و معترضی که در یکسال گذشته در جریان اعتراضات زنان در افغانستان حضور پررنگ داشته است، در گفتگو با فمنا از مقاومت و مبارزه زنان افغانستان و شکل‌گیری جنبش اعتراضی زنان می‌گوید. در لینک زیر این گفتگو را ببینید.

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Today marks the first anniversary of the arrests of Fariba & Mahvash. They were sentenced to another 10 years in prison and are now waiting for their appeals. Fariba & Mahvash have spent 11 years in prison because of their religion. They must be released. #صدای_پای_صبح

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@FemenaNet

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Mahvash Sabet & Fariba Kamalabadi, two well-known Baha'i leaders, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The two women had already spent a ten years in prison between 2008 & 2018. FEMENA urges Iranian authorities to immediately & unconditionally release Mahvash and Fariba.

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The video footage coming from #Javanrud is unbelievably disturbing and depicts how ruthlessly IRGC forces are killing peaceful and unarmed protesters. #MahsaAmini

L'important

@Limportant_fr

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Javanrud, province de Kermanshah. Les forces répressives tirent sur les manifestants, une jeune fille blessée est allongée sur le sol. Lundi 21 novembre @FSeifikaran #مهسا_امینی #MahsaAmini

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Afghan women call on international community to intervene in support of their rights, including right to work. More power to them. نان، کار، آزادی و برابری برای زنان‌شجاع افغانستان. پایدار باشید خواهران عزیز.

Heather Barr

@heatherbarr1

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Afghan women are still protesting.

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Urgent plea for Manizha Sediqi, abducted by the Taliban from her home. Her whereabouts are unknown, facing torture and ill-treatment. We demand urgent attention and action to ensure her safety and condemn such human rights violations.

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Good news: The three lawyers who sued Egyptian actress Rania Youssef with public obscenity and incitement to debauchery for wearing a sheer dress have withdrawn their charges.

Suit Dropped Against Egyptian Actress Rania Youssef Over Sheer Red Carpet Dress

She had been charged with public obscenity and incitement to debauchery and faced up to five years in prison.

www.huffpost.com

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در سومین سالگرد تسلط طالبان، فمنا به همراه ۳۱ سازمان حقوق بشر منطقه‌ای و بین‌المللی و تعدادی از روزنامه‌نگاران و فعالان، با انتشار بیانیه‌ای با زنان افغانستان اعلام همبستگی کردند. متن بیانیه:

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The UN's exclusion of Afghan women from the Doha process to appease the Taliban undermines their commitment to sustainable peace and sets a dangerous precedent. Read this op-ed on the topic by @sussantweets and @ZubaidaAKBR :

Women’s Participation in UN Deliberations is Crucial to a Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan – South...

Excluding women from multilateral meetings will only serve to undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the Doha process and embolden the Taliban to violate the rights of its citizens unabated.

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Femena and 46 international & regional women's rights & human rights organization have issued a joint statement to highlight ongoing rights violations in #Iran , a year after death in custody of #MahsaAmini & start of the #woman_life_freedom uprising.

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فاطمه روشنیان: همگی زن‌ها و دخترهای روزنامه‌نگاری که می‌شناسم، خانه‌نشین شده‌اند. فضای رسانه‌ای افغانستان در سباه‌چاله طالبان فرو رفته است. همه‌ از ترس اسامی و هویت خود را در شبکه‌های اجتماعی هم تغییر داده‌اند. #افغانستان #آزادی_مطبوعات #زنان

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Only through a just political solution, will the people of this region realize sustainable peace and security. Read Femena’s #October7th statement, condemning a year of mass atrocities against Palestinians. #Gaza #CEASEFIRE_NOW

Commemorating October 7th: A Just Political Solution is the Only Path to Peace - Femena, Rights...

Today marks one year since Israel unleashed a ruthless retaliatory military campaign against Palestinians, in response to Hamas’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200...

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3 years

FEMENA calls on Iraq's gov to launch an independent investigation into threats against Fatima Al-Bahadli & the killing of her sons, Ali & Ahmad. We strongly urge Iraqi authorities to prevent violent targeting & killing of WHRDs. #Iraq must protect & #SupportWHRDs instead.

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2 years

1) The unprecedented decision of #ECOSOC to remove Iran from #CSW sends a strong message to Iranian women that int. community & UN are committed to holding Iran accountable for violations of women's rights & for long standing discrimination against women embedded in Iranian law.

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2 years after the Taliban's ban on secondary education for Afghan girls, Munisa Mubariz, a woman protester, reflects:"2 years of education ban, & the international community's silence on Afghanistan's situation persists. The repercussions of this ban are nothing but more misery."

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Femena Urges De-escalation between Israel & Iran and Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza Femena sees escalating tensions as connected to the war in Gaza & stresses prioritization of a ceasefire & end to catastrophic military offensive in Gaza. Read statement:

Femena Urges De-escalation between Israel and Iran and Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza - Femena,...

Femena expresses deep concern at the rising tensions and potential for regional war as a result of Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel in response to Israel’s unlawful attack on the Iranian...

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On #IWD2021 Iran must stop persecuting women's rights activists and drop charges against Najmeh Vahedi, Hoda Amid and Raha AskariZadeh. #SupportWHRDs #ProtectCivicSpace @RSF_persan @RSF_inter @ARMANSHAHR_OA @adelamohseni51 @virtualactivism @WLUML

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On #IWD2021 we call for the end to the killing of women activists and journalists in Afghanistan. This impunity must end & those responsible must be held accountable. #SupportWHRDs #ProtectCivicSpace @RSF_persan @RSF_inter @ARMANSHAHR_OA @adelamohseni51 @virtualactivism @WLUML

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8/ @WomanProtesters have urged that instead of bringing the Taliban to Doha, they should be brought to the ICC and held accountable for their crimes against humanity.

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On September 1, 2023, WHRD #BaharehHedayat , who is serving a 4-year sentence in Tehran's Evin prison, began a hunger strike. Her family says that her situation is alarming, as she has experienced rapid weight loss, and her blood pressure is dangerously low.

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In the past two months, enforcement efforts focused on ensuring women adhere to mandatory hijab in public spaces have significantly intensified by Iranian authorities. 🔸️Read our full statement:

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1) On Nov 29th, #InternationalWomenHumanRightsDefendersDay , we highlights the cases of WHRDs currently imprisoned in Evin Prison,in Iran. This report is a continuation of Femena’s series aimed at supporting imprisoned WHRDs in Iran. Read full report here:

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A Year of Resistance A year has passed since the fall of Afghanistan & its takeover by the Taliban. A year too has passed since Afghan women stepped up their efforts to combat the draconian policies of the Taliban. #StandWithAfghanWomen Read our statement

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FEMENA signed a letter alongside other international organizations calling on the UN to stand by its principles and pressure the Taliban to lift the ban on women’s employment in UN agencies and otherwise.

Afghanistan Civil Society and Woman Protester’s Open Letter to the United Nations - Femena, Rights...

We, the signatories of this statement, represent Afghan civil society, including women’s rights defenders and women protesters inside and outside Afghanistan, Afghan civil society organizations, and...

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2/ While UN officials travel to Afghanistan to secure the Taliban's participation, Afghan women's voices are being undermined and excluded from meaningful participation in these critical discussions.

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FEMENA condemns the killing of #NagihanAkarsel and extends deep condolences to her family and colleagues. Advocating for woman's rights and freedom does not constitute a crime and WHRDs like Nagihan who work on these issues should not be imprisoned or assassinated as a result.

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Situation for rights defenders in #Iran is dire. HRDs are being arrested to prevent them from playing a role in organizing #IranProtests2022 We have confirmed arrest of 10 #WHRDs & many HRDs. Stay tuned for info on detained WHRDs. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی

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