Afghani Women's Rights Activist Murdered in Kabul

Mena Mangal, an Afghani journalist, former TV presenter, adviser, and human rights activist was gunned down in broad daylight in the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul as she was on her way to work.  Her life had been repeatedly threatened, but the Afghani authorities did not increase security despite her sharing the threats she was receiving on social media.  Though the rights of women have increased ever since the Taliban was driven from power by U.S. led Coalition Forces, women are still repressed and the lives of women's rights activists are still in grave danger.  

 Women who are campaigning for more rights or are simply trying to live a life beyond that status quo set by the Taliban have been frequently targeted for attack and murder.  Unfortunately, Afghanistan is not the only place in the world where women face death for fighting for their rights.  In Iran, many women's rights activists and protesters have been rounded up by authorities and killed.  In nations like Yemen, girls as young as nine have been married off against their will.  In Pakistan, girls schools have been bombed and children shot by Taliban supporters if they try to go to school.  Mena Mangal has become the latest victim of many who have paid the ultimate price for trying to advance the rights of women in nations where Sharia Law denies them even the most basic human rights.  


Sources

Aaro, David.  "Prominent Journalist Who Feared for Her Life Shot and Killed in Afghanistan."  Fox News.  May 12, 2019.  Accessed from https://www.foxnews.com/world/journalist-who-feared-for-her-life-shot-and-killed-in-afghanistan.

Popalzai, Ehsan, Jennifer Hauser, and Eliza Mackintosh.  "Mina Mangal, Afghan Journalist, Killed in Kabul."  CNN.  May 12, 2019.  Accessed from https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/12/middleeast/mina-mangal-killed-kabul-intl/index.html

"Mena Mangal: Journalist and Political Adviser Shot Dead in Afghanistan."  The Guardian.  May 12, 2019.  Accessed from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/afghan-journalist-mena-mangal-shot-dead-in-kabul.


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