Dr Neelam Raina

Testimony session today at Portcullis house on #Health challenges faced by Afghan women. Evidence from the field, on critical need for healthcare support for women of #Afghanistan. Thank you to all those who contributed to this session of the APPG Afghan Women and Girls.

#StandwithAfghanWomen

Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout
#Afghanistan

Domestic abuse campaigners 'appalled' by Tice's defence of Reform MP who kicked girlfriend Women's Aid accuses the Reform deputy of showing a "complete disregard for the role of justice in dealing with domestic abuse".

Good morning. A quarter of Reform UK MPs are convicted wife beaters.

news.sky.com/story/domest...

Keir Starmer Faces Furious Backlash Over Plan To Force Every Brit To Have Digital ID Card The prime minister

The prime minister

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Should Britain recognise the state of Palestine?"

Sarah Champion, "Yes"

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Should Britain call this a genocide?"

Sarah Champion, "I can't see it as anything other than a genocide"

Secret Afghan relocation scheme set up after major data breach The existence of the scheme could not be reported until now because of a court injunction.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This feels strange to listen in to. Angry tears have been cried. To be gaslit and validated in one swift debate. We failed and forgot the #Afghans

The White House on X: "THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/fwFWeYonAq" / X THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/fwFWeYonAq

x.com/whitehouse/s...

Wow it’s come to this!

'Do they have gold in them?': The Indian artisans up in arms over Prada's sandals - BBC News

Social media does have its benefits - silent misappropriation in the good old colonial footprint. Called out.

But the economy still works the same way - money will be made

#Kolahpur #prada

Love it! #NATObingo

A quick term summary of US/Iran.

‘You’re it. I quit’
Bomb and invite to talks.

#politicsofconflict

Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts for People and the Economy

Dr Janroj Keles gives his research lecture on return mobilities. His work is very relevant and fascinating.
#migration #Return #Transnational #Gender

@ukri.org funded as part of the Gender, Justice and Security hub.

Don't forget the arts when it comes to R&D spending The UK's creative economy is worth more than our life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined

@hetanshah.bsky.social writes a much needed, welcome argument

The role & strength of UK SHAPE subjects can be underestimated. 2013-22, UK is second globally to the USA for
- greatest volume of SHAPE business co-authored publications
- for total patent citation size of its SHAPE after the US.

Universities face ‘tough’ spending review after brutal few months Potential reprioritisation of parts of research budget could heap pressure on institutions already counting cost of immigration and tax changes

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...

And we wait.

Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right. Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching.
We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

A war with Pakistan, of revenge, over a line drawn by Ratcliffe in 1947, called operation Sindoor.
Where do you begin…to figure this out. Speechless at the pointlessness of this.

#IndiaPakistan

Kashmir attacks: Kashmiris trapped between tourism and terrorism as an insecure nation looks to Modi for accountability The Modi government has tried to present Kashmir as a tourist destination despite not guaranteeing security in this region of longstanding conflict.

The removal of the State/370 was under the promise of security. Such failures should lead to questions of the government?
Two nations have a long well documented past of war. We don’t want it to come to that.

#Kashmir

CALL FOR INPUT
Access to justice and protection for women and girls.

www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

When Kashmir burns everyone has a political opinion and the ability to be upset about innocent people being killed.
No innocent people deserve violence.
Check in your privilege to be able to make those choices of silence.

#Kashmir

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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U A Call for Constructive Engagement

www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

Thank you for this, and it is noted, watched and will be remembered.

#academia #Universities

Cinema as Inquiry: On Art, Knowledge, and Justice For many viewers, cinema is a form of paid entertainment to relax or escape. In academic circles, cinema is defined as a means of communication.

Award-winning filmmaker and Columbia professor Frances Negrón-Muntaner shows how film can produce knowledge and act in struggles for justice where traditional inquiry fails.
politicsrights.com/cinema-as-in... #CinemaAsInquiry #ArtAndJustice #DecolonialKnowledge #PoliticsAndRightsReview

Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead.

Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...

Absolutely wrong, an explanation of why this was done should be sought.

#Israel

This is tragic - diseases our grandparents generation died of appear again. #Measles

The sheer delight and pleasure of these freshly arrived #Mangoes as the season begins. A host of memories come rushing back each year with each orange fruit consumed and savoured.

Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum.

Doublespeak becomes trendy again.

#women #afghanwomen #homeoffice

The world faces escalated threats from climate and conflict with instability fuelled. Cutting aid is short sighted.

Cross party meeting on #UNSDG in parliament that is discussing #UKAidcuts today in parliament.

Happy Nawroz
Nawroz Pîroz Be
نەورۆز پیرۆز بێ
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