Afghanistan: three women arrested for protest

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
Mar 19, 2023
Event Description

Sources confirm that three of the female protesters have been arrested by Taliban fighters in western Kabul.

Sources say that the protesters were arrested on Monday, following the disruption of their protest by Taliban in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul city.

Malali Hashemi, Raqiya Sayee, and Fatima Mohammadi are the female protesters who have been arrested by Taliban.

Taliban in Kabul have not yet commented on the matter.

Some female protesters had taken to the streets this morning to protest the blockade of girls’ schools in Kabul. The protest was disrupted by Taliban fighters.

Impact of Event
3
Gender of HRD
  • Woman
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to liberty and security
  • Right to Protest
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • WHRD
Perpetrator-Non-State
  • Non-state
Source

8am

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 34.53022371509127

Longitude: 69.17605781858413

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 19 March 2023, Malali Hashemi, Raqiya Sayee, and Fatima Mohammadi, WHRDs, were arrested by the Taliban for joining a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan.