Afghanistan: arrest of protesting women continues
Event- Country
- Afghanistan
- Initial Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Event Description
Reliable sources have reported the detention of Pari Azada, a member of the “Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Freedom,” by the Taliban in Kabul.
Sources, in a conversation with Hasht-e Subh Daily, have confirmed that the Taliban apprehended this female protester around 9:00 AM on Wednesday, November 15th, near the “Sar-e Kariz” area of Kabul and subsequently transferred her to an undisclosed location.
According to these sources, Pari Azada was taken into custody by the Taliban while she was having their protesting slogans printed at a local print shop.
As of now, the Taliban have not issued any comments on this incident.
This marks the fourth instance of a female protester being detained by the Taliban in Kabul in recent times.
Munizha Sediqi, Julia Parsi with her son, and Neda Parwani with her four-year-old child have been in Taliban custody for approximately two months, and their fate remains unknown.
Since their resurgence in Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on freedoms and women’s rights. In various instances, they have detained, tortured, and imprisoned women activists.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to Protest
- Women's rights
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 34.5426428774041
Longitude: 69.17574721766762
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 15 November 2023, Pari Azada, WHRD and member of the “Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Freedom”, was arrested by the Taliban as result of her engagement in support of girls and women's rights in Kabul, Afghanistan.