Metra Mehran

I wrote for @nytimes on why global action is urgently needed to codify #GenderApartheid , criminalize the Taliban’s systematic erasure and oppression of women, and hold them accountable. nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opi…

I am so proud that after years of work, my “No Tax Dollars for Terrorists” bill successfully PASSED the House of Representatives. Thank you to @ShawnRyan762 and @realLegendAfg for helping get this bill passed.

اگر این اشک ، سیل نشود، طغیان نکند و افغانیت و اسلامیت طالبانی را نابود نکند، سرگردان مرزهای نامهربان خواهیم ماند.

The @IntlCrimCourt arrest warrants are a crucial step toward justice. The Taliban must be held accountable for their crimes and atrocities. We welcome this move and hope it leads to an end of their brutal regime of gender persecution and gender apartheid.

Deeply concerned by the Taliban's latest attempt to weaponise the media for political control through a new policy. The latest guideline, issued by its so-called moderate Ministry of Information and Culture, mandates that TV and radio stations may only produce talk shows under…

Repackaging Oppression: Cheryl Benard’s Rhetoric and the Politics of Privilege @AiranFatima writes on the politics of writing on Afghanistan and women's rights. negotiatingideas.com/repackaging-op… Art by Atena Soltani

This is what betrayal looks like. Sayed stood with our troops. Followed every rule. Asked for protection the right way. Now he’s locked in ICE detention—separated from his family—for doing exactly what we told him to do. Read his powerful statement. We won’t be silent.

ذکیه خدادادی، پاراتکواندوکار اهل افغانستان و برنده‌ی نخستین مدال تاریخ تیم پناهندگان کمیته بین‌المللی المپیک، تندیس «موفقیت زنان» را در فرانسه دریافت کرده است. بیشتر بخوانید: rukhshana.com/zakia-khodadad…

#GenderApartheid takes lives slowly, painfully, and often in silence. It crushes dreams before it ends lives.👇 Samaneh took her own life. Top of her class; she dreamed of becoming a gynecologist, but in the longing for school, both her dreams and her life were extinguished.

As someone from Afghanistan even the “Mother of All Bombs” was used in my country. We see how it simply replaced the Taliban with... the Taliban, a Gender apartheid regime. Don’t cheer for bombing. Yes, if regime should change it must be only by the will of the people, and the…

One of the speakers, @azadahrm : advocated for a hybrid model for a mechanism - one that includes a pre-prosecutiorial function & public reporting function. Only through coordinated action can the cycle of impunity can be broken.

New ⁦@SR_Afghanistan ⁦@UN_HRC⁩ report renews his call for all states to support codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. There is a key opportunity to do so through the pending UN crimes against humanity treaty. ohchr.org/en/documents/c…

The Taliban is regulating a section of the their entire population to house arrest, life of sickness, ignorance and apartheid. 👁️ eye on the ball here, no whitewashing this regime and its crimes against humanity underway. Sad to see @StateDept officials act PR reps abusers

All communication with the Madleen is lost: the israelis have illegally boarded the #FreedomFlotilla: this is an act of piracy in int’l waters

The Trump immigration EO isn’t just about banning travel. It’s about severing families—blocking the legal reunification of spouses, kids, and siblings. And here’s the kicker: Even the State Department didn’t see it coming. Another #AfghanEvac 🧵

It’s the 6th day of our journey onboard the Madleen to #breakthesiege of Gaza and create a people’s humanitarian sea corridor! The Freedom Flotilla Coalition will never stop due to the Zionists threats. We know we have billions of people along with the 12 of us on this boat!

President Trump’s new travel ban is discriminatory, racist, and downright cruel. Full statement from @AgnesCallamard ⬇️ amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

“We are watching a systematic starvation of 2 million people. A live-streamed genocide and the world's silence is deadly. That is why we have to keep trying everything we can, even if the odds are against us.” Zeteo contributor @GretaThunberg shares moments from the Madleen.

My CARE Authorization Act, which I worked on with @RepJimBaird and is now law, specifically says that @SecRubio SHALL appoint a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts. Last week, Secretary Rubio said he would comply with these requirements. Clearly he lied.