Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @heatherbarr1
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
492
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
5 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various issues related to human rights violations in Afghanistan, including the imprisonment of writers and singers, the oppression of women by the Taliban, protests against the ban on girls' education, the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Baloch people by the Pakistani forces, and LGBTQ rights under Taliban rule. The tweets also include criticism of HRW for allegedly curbing freedom of speech and insulting media outlets such as Al Jazeera, as well as calls for the international community to take action and address these human rights violations.
Topic Modeling
- Oppression of women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
- Violation of human rights and freedom of speech in Afghanistan
- Protests against Taliban's ban on girls' and women's education
- Ethnic cleansing of Baloch people by Pakistan Army
- LGBTQ rights and persecution under Taliban rule
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including concern, anger, frustration, and despair about the situation in Afghanistan. There is a focus on the rights of women and girls, and the impact of the Taliban on their lives. There are also references to the oppression of other groups, such as the Baloch people. Some tweets express support for individuals who have been arrested or subjected to torture. Overall, the tweets reflect a sense of urgency to address human rights violations and to hold those responsible accountable.
Trend Analysis
- Women's rights in Afghanistan - discussing the restrictions and bans imposed by Taliban on education and freedom of movement for women
- Imprisonment and arrest of activists - cases of Zakaria Asuli, Musa Shahin, and members of Purple Saturdays movement being detained by Taliban
- Critisism of human rights organizations - some tweets call out the perception of bias and lack of action by HRW and Al Jazeera in the context of Afghanistan
- Protests and demonstrations - several tweets highlight marches and gatherings by women's rights advocates and activists demanding justice and their rights
- Violence and torture against LGBTQ individuals - one tweet features an article about the brutal treatment of LGBTQ individuals under Taliban rule
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
86
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Number of Original tweets
34
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
492
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
320
Percentage of total tweets
65%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
87
Percentage of total tweets
17%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
96
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for Android | 172 |
Twitter for iPhone | 155 |
Twitter Web App | 155 |
Twitter for iPad | 4 |
L'important | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
RahmatullahN | Rahmatullah Nabil | UNHCR KBL(1995-2003), Former DIR of National Directorate of Security (NDS), Founder of Presidential Protection Service (PPS) & Help for Afghan Heroes (H4AH) | 714,251 |
a_siab | Afrasiab Khattak | Former Senator | 337,668 |
Limportant_fr | L'important | Le site l'Important sélectionne des tweets du monde entier pour en retenir...l'important. L'info par les réseaux sociaux. | 297,590 |
franco_sala | Franco Sala | Seguo le dinamiche della politica. Apprezzo l'Arma dei carabinieri. | 109,670 |
zakirjalaly | Zakir Jalaly - ذاکر جلالي | PhD Candidate IR | Views are solely personal RTs/Follows≠Endorsement ټويټر کې خپرېدونکي نظريات مې شخصي دي او هېڅ ډول رسمي بڼه نه لري. | 80,392 |
heatherbarr1 | Heather Barr | @hrw associate women's rights director—on sabbatical. Formerly @UNODC @UNDP @UrbanJustice @CASESnyc @UrbanPathwaysNY. Grumpy optimist, Alaskan, lawyer. | 59,460 |
alibomaye | Ali M Latifi 🇦🇫 | Journalist. Born in Kabul. Raised in Little Kabul. Declared independence in DC. Back in Kabul. Views my own (but if you like 'em, بفرمایید) | 56,315 |
joannachiu | Joanna Chiu | Journalist @TorontoStar covering 🇨🇦 & 🌏. Author, @writerstrust-winner #ChinaUnbound. Chair, @NuVoices. Tips: joannachiu@thestar.ca or DM | 50,806 |
NilofarAyoubi | Nilofar Ayoubi | TEDx 2021 Speaker, Journalist, Entrepreneur,https://t.co/KianepoKoX @AsiaTimesAF . Editor @Akhbar_Afghan 🇦🇫🇵🇱🇺🇦 | 50,564 |
afbnpashto | ABN Pashto | Afghan Broadcasting Network is the mirror of modern Afghanistan and the voice of truth and trust. Our aim is to deliver world-class content to our audience. | 39,834 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Jeannie_Hartley | Stardust🇺🇸🇦🇫🇺🇦 | We are all stardust✨97% of elements present in the human body can trace its origins back to the centre of a star #humanrights #afghanevac #love #peace #apaop✨ | 21,537 |
mar_de_sirena | 💉😷 SereiaDr🇵🇹🇪🇺🇹🇷🗽#NiUnaMenoS | 🇸🇾🇱🇧SS M❤❤❤❤M Scientist❤PeaceMaker❤Writer A Woman In Love With Amor❤Life❤People #AroundTheWorlds🌎🌏🌍#TwiTTerLover #LoveTooL🖤🌳🪶#HealthTooL🇸🇩🇲🇼🇭🇹 | 14,978 |
BasuAshis | Ashis Basu | Knowledge is Power. Share It. | 14,018 |
joannachiu | Joanna Chiu | Journalist @TorontoStar covering 🇨🇦 & 🌏. Author, @writerstrust-winner #ChinaUnbound. Chair, @NuVoices. Tips: joannachiu@thestar.ca or DM | 13,228 |
heatherbarr1 | Heather Barr | @hrw associate women's rights director—on sabbatical. Formerly @UNODC @UNDP @UrbanJustice @CASESnyc @UrbanPathwaysNY. Grumpy optimist, Alaskan, lawyer. | 9,471 |
Zehra_Zaidi | Zehra Zaidi | Lawyer/ Campaigner/ We Too Built Britain #JohnYstumllynRose/ Action For Afghanistan @A4Afghanistan | 6,982 |
SColesPorter | Sarah Porter | Founder/CEO @Inspired__minds Tech Entrepreneur in AI & Medtech @WorldSummitAI @IntHealthai Advisor: @UN : Human Rights Defender : Afghan Women/Girls : LAWS | 6,532 |
wajj2020 | Walter Jensen 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇦 | I’m convinced that the hardest language to speak for some people is the truth. #OBAMAGREAT 🌊 🌊 🌊 #BlackLivesMatter #BidenHarris2020 | 5,148 |
AminulhaqFaroo1 | Mansour Khorasani 1♥∞→=∞♥2 | المنصور خراسانۍ 2/2 The limit is my sign. ♥Afghanistan♥ Intellectual struggle | 5,003 |
GiulioWolfe | Giulio Coppi | On paternity leave | Previously Digital @NRC_Norway, @ICRC, @IIHA_Fordham | Fellow , @InteragencyRAN, Alumn @AlumniIHEID | https://t.co/xZhfI7oHYT | 5,001 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
Punk319 | - | 21 |
AminulhaqFaroo1 | المنصور خراسانۍ 2/2 The limit is my sign. ♥Afghanistan♥ Intellectual struggle | 17 |
Peacean40573908 | - | 16 |
Jeannie_Hartley | We are all stardust✨97% of elements present in the human body can trace its origins back to the centre of a star #humanrights #afghanevac #love #peace #apaop✨ | 9 |
skotrds | Practical not theoretical. @jtaccngo / @FluentDAO / @PresidiumNet @hprglobalau / @fireoverlight | 7 |
submarine_lemon | An important video regarding the Hazara people in Afghanistan: https://t.co/MuLmDkJmRG | 7 |
ArmanAmany | دا وطن افغانستــــان دی دا عزت د هر افغــــان دی کور د سولی کور د تــوری هر بچی یی قهرمــان دی | 6 |
Ihaaaaam | #freePalestine 🇵🇸 | 5 |
themullahmullah | Taliban are Terrorists! Terrorists can never be muslims! | 5 |
IsmailHosseini | *عدالت برای همه (Justice for all) | 5 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1638633170525630464 | Afghanistan: «Les femmes ne sortent pas célébrer l'arrivée du printemps, faire un pique-nique leur est désormais interdit» https://t.co/9RRJzmuJZD @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/zZcGgyAM3p | 48 |
1641055379902676993 | «Vivez en silence derrière les murs de votre maison, disent les talibans aux femmes et aux filles. Vivez une vie de fantôme» https://t.co/7jdo0WPnVw @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/9on8UchDbt | 46 |
1640281087434694659 | More than 75yrs after our tragic amalgamation with the state of #Pakistan, we #Balochs continue to endure the targeted ethnic cleansing run by #PakArmy & its affiliates. 1/2 #75YearsOfBalochistanOccupation #FreeBalochistan @TarekFatah @Balochzaag @BobLancia @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/5fOw2c947i | 31 |
1639291239781498885 | زکریا اصولی، نویسنده، موسی شاهین آوازخوان اهل پنجشیر هنوز در زندان طالبان اند. @heatherbarr1 @Fawziakoofi77 @hrw_fa @NasimiShabnam @hrw @ShaharzadAkbar https://t.co/HN0YRDXeMR | 12 |
1639947211176828931 | Today, our peaceful demonstration was suppressed by the Taliban group. As a result, three members of the Purple Saturdays movement were arrested. The Taliban cannot stop our protests with violence and imprisonment. #حق_عدالت_ازادی #Right_Justice_freedom @heatherbarr1… https://t.co/tPToUFOLuT https://t.co/Amd2NbShWE | 11 |
1639656308252221440 | “They tortured me in the most brutal way possible, they even burned the hair of my legs with a cigarette lighter.” LGBTQ life under the Taliban rule. @TorontoStar @heatherbarr1 @OutrightIntl https://t.co/g0JUINVlBl | 11 |
1638698481664643074 | ۵۴۹ مین روز، محرومیت دختران از آموزش توسط تا.لبان در 🇦🇫 کمپاین دسترسی دختران به آموزش در افغانستان! @SE_AfghanWGH @heatherbarr1 @HuriaSamira @MaryAkrami @amnestysasia @AdvAfghanEd @AfgWomAdvGrp @UN @EUinAfghanistan @Fawziakoofi77 @FaruqiSomaya #LetAfghanGirlsLearn… https://t.co/WRREu7sebm https://t.co/yPgajfjCzR | 10 |
1640857729668460545 | The Arrest Of Matiullah Wesa – OpEd – Eurasia Review #ReleaseMatiullahWesa @WFaqiri @hrw @heatherbarr1 @HTasalla @carlottagall @ShkulaZadran @ZiauddinY @realZalmayMK @OmSamad https://t.co/Js7VMkytui | 9 |
1639948421632016385 | More than a dozen women marched in the western part of Kabul city on Sunday to protest against the Taliban's ban on girls' and women's education, chanting "education is our right. #Women #Girls #LetHerLearn @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/dzeO9wFZPm | 7 |
1638275376051806208 | Afghan women and girls are never silent. They fight for their rights. Banning women and girls from Nowruz by the Taliban is a crime against humanity. #حق_عدالت_آزادی #Right_Justice_freedom @SanRoeken @AfghanIrl @jason_c_howk @nbellurot @heatherbarr1 @ArezaoNaiby @ZalNishat… https://t.co/zuizEShh0j https://t.co/sMu47M5X1h | 6 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1639291239781498885 | زکریا اصولی، نویسنده، موسی شاهین آوازخوان اهل پنجشیر هنوز در زندان طالبان اند. @heatherbarr1 @Fawziakoofi77 @hrw_fa @NasimiShabnam @hrw @ShaharzadAkbar https://t.co/HN0YRDXeMR | 72 |
1638633170525630464 | Afghanistan: «Les femmes ne sortent pas célébrer l'arrivée du printemps, faire un pique-nique leur est désormais interdit» https://t.co/9RRJzmuJZD @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/zZcGgyAM3p | 60 |
1641055379902676993 | «Vivez en silence derrière les murs de votre maison, disent les talibans aux femmes et aux filles. Vivez une vie de fantôme» https://t.co/7jdo0WPnVw @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/9on8UchDbt | 47 |
1639948421632016385 | More than a dozen women marched in the western part of Kabul city on Sunday to protest against the Taliban's ban on girls' and women's education, chanting "education is our right. #Women #Girls #LetHerLearn @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/dzeO9wFZPm | 36 |
1639053731898466340 | @heatherbarr1 @AlJazeera Don't curtail freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to express what he/she believes in. Your so called HR never raised voice against US atrocities in AFG. How you dare insult @AJEnglish for publishing Op-ed of FM Muttaqi! | 30 |
1639606794107453442 | زکریا اصولی، نویسنده، موسی شاهین آوازخوان اهل پنجشیر هنوز در زندان طالبان اند. @heatherbarr1 @Fawziakoofi77 @hrw_fa @NasimiShabnam @hrw @ShaharzadAkbar https://t.co/ZVe7c9uUbx | 30 |
1639947211176828931 | Today, our peaceful demonstration was suppressed by the Taliban group. As a result, three members of the Purple Saturdays movement were arrested. The Taliban cannot stop our protests with violence and imprisonment. #حق_عدالت_ازادی #Right_Justice_freedom @heatherbarr1… https://t.co/tPToUFOLuT https://t.co/Amd2NbShWE | 29 |
1640857729668460545 | The Arrest Of Matiullah Wesa – OpEd – Eurasia Review #ReleaseMatiullahWesa @WFaqiri @hrw @heatherbarr1 @HTasalla @carlottagall @ShkulaZadran @ZiauddinY @realZalmayMK @OmSamad https://t.co/Js7VMkytui | 27 |
1638698481664643074 | ۵۴۹ مین روز، محرومیت دختران از آموزش توسط تا.لبان در 🇦🇫 کمپاین دسترسی دختران به آموزش در افغانستان! @SE_AfghanWGH @heatherbarr1 @HuriaSamira @MaryAkrami @amnestysasia @AdvAfghanEd @AfgWomAdvGrp @UN @EUinAfghanistan @Fawziakoofi77 @FaruqiSomaya #LetAfghanGirlsLearn… https://t.co/WRREu7sebm https://t.co/yPgajfjCzR | 26 |
1640281087434694659 | More than 75yrs after our tragic amalgamation with the state of #Pakistan, we #Balochs continue to endure the targeted ethnic cleansing run by #PakArmy & its affiliates. 1/2 #75YearsOfBalochistanOccupation #FreeBalochistan @TarekFatah @Balochzaag @BobLancia @heatherbarr1 https://t.co/5fOw2c947i | 25 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#bantaliban | 10 |
#afghanistan | 8 |
#right_justice_freedom | 7 |
#genderapartheid | 6 |
#letherlearn | 6 |
#releasematiullahwesa | 5 |
#taliban | 5 |
#حق_عدالت_آزادی | 5 |
#freewesa | 4 |
#pakistan | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@heatherbarr1 | 496 |
@aljazeera | 78 |
@sr_afghanistan | 60 |
@hrw | 45 |
@tomas_niklasson | 43 |
@eudepambafg | 37 |
@se_afghanwgh | 26 |
@potzelmarkus | 25 |
@us4afghanpeace | 23 |
@aminajmohammed | 23 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
28
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
♥ | 24 | heart_suit |
🤣 | 11 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
😡 | 7 | enraged_face |
👍 | 7 | thumbs_up |
❤ | 7 | red_heart |
👇 | 6 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
😋 | 6 | face_savoring_food |
🙏 | 6 | folded_hands |
🇦🇫 | 5 | Afghanistan |
🔥 | 4 | fire |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 57 |
People & Body | 32 |
Activities | 24 |
Flags | 8 |
Objects | 7 |
Symbols | 7 |
Travel & Places | 4 |
Animals & Nature | 1 |