Afghanistan: NGO staff arrested upon leaving the country

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
May 16, 2023
Event Description

Mojib Zia, a former civil society activist, was detained at Kabul airport on 16 May. He had worked as a media consultant for the Rahmani Foundation during the previous government but had been living in Iran since the Taliban takeover. He had returned to Afghanistan when his father died and was detained as he made his return journey to Iran. He was released in early June.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Man
Violation
  • Abduction/Kidnapping
  • Restrictions on Movement
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of movement
  • Right to liberty and security
HRD
  • NGO staff
Perpetrator-Non-State
  • Non-state
Source

SRMO 2nd Quarterly Report on human rights situation in Afghanistan

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 34.5267112726064

Longitude: 69.1763451545978

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 16 May 2023, Mojib Zia, NGO staff, previously engaged with the Rahmani Foundation was arrested by the Taliban upon leaving the country as result of his work at the airport of Kabul, Afghanistan.