5) Femena urgently calls on Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah and ensure the immediate well-being of Leila Soueif. We also call on UK authorities to pressure the Egyptian government to secure his release and to protect Leila Soueif’s life.

4) As of today, Alaa Abd El-Fattah himself has completed 101 days of a hunger strike in solidarity with his mother. Leila Soueif is not only a dedicated activist but also a professor of mathematics at Cairo University, widely respected for her lifelong commitment to human rights.

3) In February, Soueif switched to a partial hunger strike—consuming only 300 liquid calories per day. However, following months of inaction, she returned to a stricter hunger strike, limiting herself to water, black coffee, herbal tea, and salts.

2) Soueif began her hunger strike on September 29, 2024, after Egyptian authorities failed to release her son on his scheduled release date. The delay was due to the authorities' refusal to count the time he had already spent in pre-trial detention.

These actions reflect a deliberate effort to strip the people of Afghanistan, especially women and girls, of opportunity, hope, and the possibility of a prosperous future.

This is part of the Taliban’s broader war on education in Afghanistan. Today marks 1,342 days since secondary and high schools were closed to girls.

Femena calls on the international community to strengthen global accountability mechanisms, pursue justice for victims, halt the normalization of the Taliban regime, and pressure the Taliban to end their war on Afghan women.

Despite promises of amnesty, six former officials have been killed, with others abducted or tortured.
The report also documents the forced conversion of at least 50 Ismaili men to the Sunni faith and the killing of 34 civilians, contradicting Taliban claims of peace

The Taliban have carried out arbitrary arrests, public floggings, including of 35 women and 3 girls, and extrajudicial killings. Journalists face harassment, and women are denied healthcare for lacking a male guardian.

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3) In doing so, they have not only defied repression but redefined what resistance looks like through journalism.
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2) They refused silence in a country where women’s voices have been systematically excluded from public life. Through Zan Times, Rukhshana Media, and Nimrokh Media, they have created powerful spaces to amplify the lives and resistance of Afghan women and marginalized communities.

3) Today, we mourn their loss, honor their work, and recommit to fighting for a world where no journalist—woman or man—has to choose between truth and survival.
Their voices must never be silenced. Their stories must never be forgotten.
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2) Despite relentless bombings, direct targeting, and unimaginable personal loss, Gaza's women journalists have persisted, documenting a war that the world must not look away from.

The international community must take urgent steps to document these crimes against women, support survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.