Federica Fava

[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

STOP comparing Afghan women in burqas and Iranian women under compulsory hijab with Christian nuns.

This really isn’t complicated.

A nun chooses to become a nun. Her vow applies to her. She doesn’t take the vow and suddenly every woman in Italy has to cover her hair.

And if she removes her veil, the morality police don’t show up to beat her, arrest her, or throw her in prison.

That’s the difference.

In Iran and Afghanistan, the rules don’t care whether you’re religious, secular, Muslim, atheist, or just want to be left alone. You’re a woman? Congratulations. The authorities have a dress code for you.

And please stop pointing at little girls in hijab and calling it “choice.” Some of these children can’t even read yet. They’re old enough to choose a religious obligation for life, but apparently not old enough to choose what they want for lunch?

Here’s the test nobody seems to want to take:

What happens when a woman says NO?

If the answer is guns and bullets, prison, beatings, losing your education, or being erased from public life, congratulations, you’ve discovered the difference between choice and coercion.

And if you still think the Taliban model is somehow “liberating,” try it yourself. Cover up. Obey. Let religious authorities decide how you dress, where you go, whether you work, and when you’re allowed to speak. Then explain to Afghan women how empowered you feel.

Is this really that difficult to understand?

#LetUsTalk

[Neo @Realneo101]

🚨 The Islamic regime is going to hang Shervin Bagherian Jebeli.

He was arrested during the January protests in Iran and forced into a TV "confession."

Shervin is only 18.
Share his name before they kill him.

[APADRA 🇮🇷 @DGascoign3]

He was only 17. Parsa Amini, a teenager from Fardis, had his dreams and his future taken from him far too soon. A child should be in a classroom, not a memorial poster. We honor his courage and mourn the life he never got to live. Rest in power, Parsa. 🖤🖤🖤 #IranMassacre‌

[APADRA 🇮🇷 @DGascoign3]

URGENT ALERT: Reza Salahshour 🚨
We must amplify the name of Reza Salahshour, abducted in Fouladshahr during the 2026 uprising.
He is currently being held as a political prisoner in an environment where the "Execution Machine" is moving at a terrifying pace.

The world must not look away. We demand his safety and immediate release. #IranMassacre‌

[Hamid @farzandeIRN]

Do you know that two 13-year-old children in Iran are facing execution simply for participating in peaceful protests?
Why are you silent in the face of such a crime?
You may not be Iranian, but you are human.
Do not stay silent. Raise your voice against this injustice.
#KingRezaPahlavi‌ForIran
#KingRezaPahlavi‌
#DigitalBlackOutIran‌

[נועה מגיד | Noa magid @NoaMagid]

This is Fatemeh Zahra Hatami, just 18 years old.

She was abducted from her home by Islamic regime terrorists on January 9 - and has been held captive ever since.

Don’t let her die in the dark.

[TIME @TIME]

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition in Iranian custody, her family says https://t.co/1gq9OfsshT

[Afghan Letter 🇦🇫 🇫🇷 @AfghanLetter]

La Lettre d'Afghanistan 8 mai 2026 - numéro 72

Cette semaine, La Lettre d'Afghanistan vous propose une édition particulièrement dense, à l'image d'un pays qui ne cesse de concentrer les crises sans jamais faire la une des journaux. Pendant que l'Assemblée nationale française réunissait parlementaires, experts et anciens responsables afghans pour une conférence sur l'urgence humanitaire et les perspectives politiques, la réalité afghane continuait, elle, à s'aggraver méthodiquement : terres confisquées, jeunes filles vendues, avocats réduits au silence, minorités massacrées. Cinq ans après le retour des talibans, ce qui se dessine n'est plus une crise conjoncturelle mais un système — prédateur, organisé, durable.

Cette édition documente ce système sous toutes ses facettes : l'accaparement des terres et des richesses minières, l'effacement de la justice, la survie quotidienne des femmes, la résistance de celles qui refusent de disparaître. Elle donne aussi la parole à ceux qui, de Paris à Londres en passant par Kaboul et Bamiyan, continuent de témoigner, d'alerter, de construire — parfois au péril de leur vie.

à compter de cette semaine, le Bulletin Afghan (toutes les infos de terrain) sera inclus dans La Lettre

Au sommaire :

État des lieux : L'Afghanistan sous les talibans, anatomie d'une confiscation totale

L'accaparement des terres par les talibans en Afghanistan (2021–2025)

Une fille contre du pain

L'exercice du droit sous l'émirat : les avocats de la défense afghans se battent pour un système en ruine

Survivre sous le régime des talibans : témoignages de femmes afghanes (III)

LETTRE OUVERTE POUR L'AFGHANISTAN — à Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa, Roberta Metsola, Kaja Kallas

TRIBUNE – Talibans et Union européenne : le risque d'une diplomatie sans principes

« L'Afghanistan d'aujourd'hui n'est plus celui de votre père » : l'Occident détourne-t-il le regard d'Al-Qaïda ?

L'Afghanistan abandonne ses richesses minières — et son avenir

Des attaques extrémistes font des dizaines de morts parmi les chrétiens en Afghanistan

Signature d'un protocole d'entente entre l'Université Roshan Afghanistan et la Begum Academy pour l'éducation gratuite des femmes afghanes

NAYESTANE : notre mois d'avril

Reportage photo de Sandra Calligaro

Le bulletin afghan du 29 avril au 7 mai 2026

Lire la Lettre https://t.co/cMoBftJMst

[APADRA 🇮🇷 @DGascoign3]

EXECUTION ALERT: Iman Hosseini 🚨
A child’s life hangs in the balance. Iman Hosseini, just 17 years old, was abducted by security forces in Sirjan during the January 2026 uprising.
Since then, he has been held incommunicado with no information disclosed regarding his legal status, place of detention, or specific charges #IranMassacre‌

[csdhi.org @CSDHI]

Elyas Jafari Sani (15ans) a été tué le 7 janvier 2026 par les forces de sécurité lors des manifestations à Mashhad.
Sous le régime des mollahs, des enfants et des jeunes continuent de perdre la vie
#IranMassacre‌ #Iran

[נועה מגיד | Noa magid @NoaMagid]

Don’t let her die in the dark.

Save Shakila Ghasemi.

[Shahin @Sbobghasemi]

Some of us can't even stand one day being slightly uncomfortable, just imagine being behind the bars for 3 month for no reason. No crime. That is brutal. She should be free.

#ShakilaGhasemi

[🦋Lù ~ @fiamma1990]

LA PRINCIPESSA DEL GALLES IN ITALIA????? 😍😍😍😍

[Hawzhin Azeez @hawzhin_azeez]

Don’t forget that the brutal regime in Iran is executing hundreds of protestors for the most basic and mundane reasons. Throwing a stone, protesting peacefully, social media posts, teaching, being a member of a union, an organisation, a minority group or having access to the internet is enough reason to get executed. #StopExecutionsInIran

[giuliano ferrara @ferrarailgrasso]

Ma uno sciopero generale per la liberazione degli ostaggi proprio no?

[Gallerie degli Uffizi @UffiziGalleries]

1 OPERA IN 280 BATTUTE/LA MELAGRANA DELLA PASSIONE

Si chiama Madonna della Melagrana (Botticelli,1487) perché il frutto che Maria porge al Bambino simboleggia la Passione di Cristo:i chicchi rossi evocano il sangue versato per salvare l'umanità.Vera rarità,la cornice originale.

[Marco Fattorini @MarcoFattorini]

Ieri il giornalista bielorusso Ihar Lednik è morto in prigione per un articolo sgradito al dittatore Lukashenko. Nelle carceri della Bielorussia ci sono 1.400 oppositori politici: su di loro regna un silenzio assordante.

[LAV @LAV_Italia]

+++M90 E' STATO GIUSTIZIATO+++

La violenza di @MaurizioFugatti passa ai fatti, impedendoci di intervenire in difesa dell'orso!

Mentre lui firmava il decreto di uccisione erano già pronti con le carabine!

Chiederemo giustizia con tutta la nostra forza!

[Carlo Calenda @CarloCalenda]

Notizie scioccanti. Siamo vicini al popolo francese.

[christiana ruggeri @chruggeriTg2]

Cani randagi a spasso nei corridoi dell’ospedale di Lamezia Terme, la denuncia del consigliere: «Limite superato» https://t.co/QtMy8xOjNP Superato il limite? Combattete il randagismo, sterilizzate gli animali liberi, chiudete i canili lager: c’è una legge, la colpa non è dei cani