The Taliban letters: one woman writes in freedom, the other in fear The bestselling British author Kate Mosse shares her inspiring email exchange with a brave female writer living under Afghanistan’s brutal regime

Afghanistan 2025 & women are banned from parks, offices , education. Read these letters between British novelist @katemossewriter.bsky.social & Afghan writer Parand beautifully designed by nina krause & @venetiamenzies.bsky.social

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Scars, selfies and elation of Pope’s refugees In St Peter’s Square, a Syrian refugee with a scar above his right eye watches the tourists hoping for a glimpse of Pope Francis and wonders at the man who cha

Pope Francis did not just speak about the need for compassion toward refugees - when on a visit to camps in Lesbos he took home 21 Syrians

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Iran’s great prison bake off — it’s Nigella crossed with Nelson Mandela In Tehran’s Evin Prison, where Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe spent five years, female political prisoners bake to give meaning to their lives

Women showing remarkable courage inside notorious prisons seems a bit of a theme for me in today’s Sunday Times— this book about baking lemon meringue tarts inside Evin (where Nazanin Zarghari-Ratcliffe was held and made cookies) is must-read astonishing

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‘The nearest thing to hell’: hear jailed Briton’s call from Taliban prison Recordings of conversations with his family reveal how Peter Reynolds, 79, held separately from his wife, Barbie, 76, is coping

Humbled by the bravery of these British pensioners locked up for no reason in Afghanistan’s most notorious prison. Refusing to feel sorry for themselves, Barbie is even running classes for fellow female inmates

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Women see war differently. Meet the unsung artists of the front line A bold new film celebrates the work of women in Ukraine, the Falklands and beyond. It’s about time, says our chief foreign correspondent

What is it that women see in war that men don’t? What use is art in the face of a tank? Questions explored in this wonderful new film by Margy Kinmonth on the trailblazing role of women war artists

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The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig

If there were an award for bravery in tonight’s #Oscars Iranian actress Sohaila Golestani on trial for her role in Seed of the Sacred Fig would be a shoo-in
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Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer: ‘She worries people are bored of her’ After the rape trial that made her an icon, the Frenchwoman is struggling with the idea of being an inspiration, says the man who was beside her in court

After a trial that gripped the world, she can’t go to the supermarket without being recognised and 100 women a week write to her - what will #GisèlePelicot do next?

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The plight of women in Afghanistan Christina Lamb, Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent, author of Farewell Kabual

My thoughts on the ever more miserable situation for women in Afghanistan - talking to @news.rte.ie Claire Byrne www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Seems an appropriate first story to post - the astonishing Chris Moon who was kidnapped by Khmer Rouge then blown up by a land mine losing his arm and leg yet runs ultra marathons and teaches resilience

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