Hammasa Kohistani

It was right that Nobel peace prize recognised the fight against gender oppression. But it should have been an Iranian & Afghan woman jointly winning. Or both Iranian & Afghan women’s movements. Afghan women face near erasure from public life & they risk it all to protest.

🗣️'When I was 14, they came to take me & hold the marriage ceremony. I managed to cancel that' @shakardokht is the first Afghan woman to receive a PhD in medical physics & became a cancer pioneer in the UK. She told @BBCNuala how she resisted an arranged marriage in her youth⬇️

My dear friend, the wonderful @HammasaK - womens rights activist & chair of Roshan Foundation - will be on @TimesRadio at 4.45pm with @ayeshahazarika (producer @emhleahy ). Ayesha spoke so passionately at our Nov march on how the media must keep a spotlight on Afghanistan

4:30pm Labour’s @jessphillips on IWD 4:45pm round up of female oppression in Ukraine (rape as a weapon) the USA (abortion) & Afghanistan (Taliban & need for safe routes) w @HammasaK & @SofiaResnick

Our article made the front page of @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/nazani…

Grateful to @IsobelFrodsham from @thetimes for carrying the story today. Amplifying the stories of Afghan women & highlighting our campaign today. #StandWithAfghanWomen thetimes.co.uk/article/nazani…

Proud to sign & organise across religion & region w/ these amazing #WOMEN ⬇️ @Fawziakoofi77 @HammasaK @Zehra_Zaidi @MalalaFund @neelamraina … watch this space 🔥

Afghanistan girls’ robotics team are making progress abroad. This picture is from the 5th UN Conference On The Least Developed Countries in Doha where they presented some of their work. Inspirational!

"This barring is neither Islamic nor humane." Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on the Taliban banning women from universities in Afghanistan. Besides Turkey, various other governments have condemned the Taliban’s decision.

#Statement | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s surprise and regret at the decision of the #Afghan caretaker government to deny Afghan girls the right to university education.

Another slap in the face for Afghan women. The taliban banning women from university guarantees the collapse of Afghan society. Shameful #Taliban #LetAfganGirlsLearn #FreeAfghanWomen #universityban #Afghanistan

#FreeAfghanWomen #BreadWorkFreedom @A4Afghanistan

And we marched 💪🏽 @A4Afghanistan #FreeAfghanWomen #BreadWorkFreedom

@ItsMe_ItsMe00 Thank you so much 🙏🏽

Today I joined @A4Afghanistan in London to march for Afghan women and girls — and to call on the U.K. and other powerful countries to do more to help them. @Zehra_Zaidi @Fawziakoofi77 #FreeAfghanWomen #BreadLifeFreedom (Photo credit: Martin Locret)

راه‌پیمایی اعتراضی افغان‌ها در لندن گفت‌وگو با حماسه کوهستانی، اشتراک کننده و مگنس ماریسدن، استاد دانشگاه ساسکس - بریتانیا این گفت‌وگو را در یوتیوب ببینید: youtube.com/watch?v=CWA_QV…

On my way to the protest for Afghan women & girls in #London with my niece & her friend. See you all soon! #BreadWorkFreedom #LetAfghangirlsLearn #FreeAfghanWomen

I just heard Malala and her Dad championing Afghan women's rights and girls education.

The Afghan Women March for 16days Activism on Violence against Women From From Marble Arch to Westminster- UK Begins. #FoodWorkFreedom #FreeAfghanWomen #EducationWorkFreedom