Farahnaz Forotan

Farahnaz Forotan
فرحناز فروتن
Born1992 (age 31–32)[1]
Kabul, Afghanistan
EducationInternational relations
Occupation(s)Journalist and human rights' activist
OrganizationAriana & ATN NEWS
Notable workInvestigative documentary on the lives of Taliban prisoners
TelevisionATN
External videos
video icon "MyRedLine is my pen!", Farahnaz Forotan, February 23, 2021
video icon ”Meet the Afghan Women Fighting to Protect Their Rights”, By Cora Engelbrecht, Yousur Al-Hlou and Ben Laffin, The New York Times, July 13, 2019

Farahnaz Forotan (Persian: فرحناز فروتن, born 1992[1]) is an Afghan journalist and women's rights activist.[2][3] She moved to Iran together with her family during the Mujahideen regime. Farahnaz returned to Afghanistan in 2001, but took refuge in France in 2020 after being included on a Taliban's target list.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b c Golshiri, Ghazal (January 23, 2021). "Farahnaz Forotan, star de la télé afghane contrainte à l'exil". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Osman, Wazhmah (2020). Television and the Afghan Culture Wars: Brought to You by Foreigners, Warlords, and Activists. University of Illinois Press.
  3. ^ Omid, Jawid. "Tale of an Afghan female journalist". english.sina.com. English Sina. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "'Peace where rights aren't trampled': Afghan women's demands ahead of Taliban talks". The Guardian. August 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.