A very happy 100th birthday to the remarkable Sir David Attenborough.

Watching David Attenborough’s birthday celebration on BBC One with two of his youngest fans (my sons, 6 &3) to celebrate his life & distract from depressing Reform gains in local elections.

May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.

Congrats to people of Hungary. The power of people to restore hope ❤️

My heart is with Iran & Iranians today.

U.S President publicly announcing American forces will commit war crimes.

نفرین به جنگ. آنچه جنگ می ستاند در نسل ها قابل جبران نیست. زخم های جنگ‌ عمرها می پایند و روح را می سایند. هزاران هزار نفرین به جنگ. جنگ نابود باد.

For more read the Afghanistan Human Rights Situation Report 2025. Report link: rawadari.org/s/fJ1

Millions of ordinary people and the planet suffering the consequences of U.S’s greedy wars.. over and over again.

Overnight, russia launched a massive drone attack on Odesa. 21 strikes hit 18 locations, while debris from downed drones caused damage at nine more. One of the drones hit the roof of a maternity hospital. Two people were killed and 12 injured, including a 9-year-old boy.

The US is spending more than $1 trillion on the military for the first time in history. That apparently isn't enough. Now, the Pentagon wants $200 billion more for an illegal war in Iran. The answer is NO. We need to invest in the American people, not endless war.

Ruining the lives of people in various countries, including our own: It's one of the few things the United States is good at multitasking!

I am here and my mind is in Kabul, where Pakistan struck a hospital, reportedly killing and wounding 100s of civilians. Yes a hospital. The complete disregard for human lives & international law is contagious and frightening. No end to the evil of war in/on my homeland.

Sick of war destroying us, our beautiful planet and our future… The world needs more peace movements, anti-militarism groups, green & feminist movements and less unhinged, greedy rich men killing children and destroying our shared home

Among other more obvious horrors, this war is closing our window to mitigate climate breakdown

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

In other words, the stories being told about Muslims and immigrants today are the same stories that were being told about Jews a century ago” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

I no longer live in war, but war lives in me forever. I put the kids to sleep and am shaking with a cocktail of emotions, as if I am not hearing the distant sound of birds but rockets overhead.

Waking up to the news of war, war, war. And so many wars of my lifetime can be traced back to the U.S. when will this warmongering end?

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Thousands in Islamabad mourn 31 killed in suicide bombing of Shi'ite mosque reut.rs/3O4lQ7e

The Tribunal’s ruling sends a clear message: Taliban rule isn’t just oppression—it’s an institutionalized apartheid based on gender. Afghan women are denied basic rights—from education to freedom of expression. youtu.be/6OJNgVOPOMk?...

My deepest solidarity to those who are suffering from state violence in Minnesota. I know how it feels to be hit, gassed, and insulted. I also know what it is like to watch your fellows be murdered on social media. They use violence to make you feel inferior. Don't let them.

Rawadari has recently obtained a copy of the “Criminal Procedure Code for Courts” (De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama) signed by the Taliban leader, Habatullah Akhundzada, and circulated to the courts at the provincial level across Afghanistan for implementation. rawadari.org/s/eO

Fear leaves fingerprints, even when never spoken aloud. It lived in how we scanned rooms. In how we hugged loved ones before leaving home. In how we went quiet after the news. It became so constant that we stopped noticing it” Essay series on surviving war www.zartaarlit.com/prayerandpre...

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Afghan women have spoken. In our latest podcast, Afghan Women Spoke: A People’s Tribunal listened, @rachelreid.bsky.social shares stories of courage, testimony, and finally accountability – the Tribunal’s verdict. A powerful listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... #Afghanistan #WomensRights”

⚠️ Update: It's now 8:00 am in #Iran where the sun is rising after another night of protests met with repression; metrics show the nationwide internet blackout remains in place at 36 hours, severely limiting Iranians' ability to check on the safety of friends and loved ones 📵

“They are killing us. They’re showing no mercy. In Kermanshah, we’ve all come out, we’re all under pressure. At noon in the square they beat a woman so badly she couldn’t stand up. I’m begging all the people of Iran, let’s all rise up together” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.

2 days into 2026 and the US is bombing another nation. The forever war mongers

In 2025, Rawadari strengthened its networks inside Afghanistan and among the human rights community in exile, improved its monitoring and documentation capacity with new tools, formed new partnerships and co-organized the first PTWA rawadari.org/wp-content/u...

the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.

@rawadari.bsky.social ‘s report on human rights situation of Ismailis covered here @hasibtareen.bsky.social

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g

🇦🇫 #Afghanistan [interview] - Richard Bennett*: “If you applied to gender the language that defines apartheid, it applies to Afghanistan”. * UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan #GenderApartheid #HumanRights www.justiceinfo.net/en/153634-ri...

Richard Bennett: "There are at least two ways of making gender apartheid an international crime. One is by amending the Rome Statute*, and the other is by including it in a new treaty on crimes against humanity, which is currently being negotiated at the UN in New York." #GenderApartheid

This report is a reminder that justice doesn’t only live in courtrooms. Afghan women created their own space for truth, dignity, and accountability. @rachelreid.bsky.social reports on the historic verdict of the People's Tribunal. bit.ly/4rWIMVm #GenderJustice #Afghanistan

دهمین سالیاد پدر. رادا بخشی از کتاب سرگذشت و چشم دیدها را در مورد موسیقی شش مقام و محافل موسیقی خانگی در شمال افغانستان می خواند. به یمن پدر، موسیقی بخش مهم کودکی ما نیز بود و بزرگان خرابات و موسیقی دانان برجسته نام های آشنا برای ما بودند. ‏سرگذشت و چشم‌ دیدها. جلد نخست. ص ۲۴۵

دهمین سالیاد پدر. اینجا متنی از کتاب سرگذشت و چشم دیدها را در مورد فضای اجتماعی و‌ سیاسی ۵۵ سال قبل در میان گروه های سیاسی افغانستان می خوانم که توصیفش از اتهام زنی ها، شایعه پراگنی ها و برچسب زدن ها متاسفانه خیلی آشناست. جلد نخست. ص ۱۰۹

Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA. We're holding X accountable for: 🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’ 🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository 🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers link.europa.eu/bcmC87

دهمین سالیاد پدر. زبیده بریده ای از کتاب سرگذشت و چشم دیدها را در مورد زنان افسانه سرا و جایگاه زنان در افسانه های کودکی پدر می خواند. پدر در کودکی ما را با صدها کتاب، مجله و فیلم در مورد زنان تاثیرگذار آشنا کرد و بر سهم عظیم زنان در بشریت همواره تاکید می کرد. سرگذشت و چشم دیدها.اسماعیل اکبر.

دهمین سالیاد پدر. نورجهان بریده ای از کتاب راه آینده را در مورد عرفان و تصوف می خواند. پدر دریچه های جهان ها را به ما گشود. او ما را از کودکی با شعر، ادب و موسیقی صوفیانه آشنا کرد. ما همیشه بهره مند از این میراث عظیم زیبایی و مدارا خواهیم ماند. ‏راه آینده. محمد اسماعیل اکبر. ص ۵۷

امروز دهمین سالیاد پدرم اسماعیل اکبر است. اینجا خواهرم فاطمه بریده ای از کتاب خاطرات پدر را می خواند. این بخش در مورد شهر کهنه آقچه، زادگاه من است.

#TransitionalJustice - “If the U.S. is serious about learning from Afghanistan, it must start by confronting the legacy of impunity it left behind.” - Huma Saeed (human rights activist / transitional justice expert)

A conversation about civilian protection, civilian harm, legacy of international forces, impunity and international law, drawing on Afghanistan's context with Katharine Fortin, Florian Weigand and Thomas Gregory