Taliban Reportedly Open Fire on Afghan Women's Rights Protest
UNAMA said at least 30 women were detained before the protest, and witnesses reported gunfire, injuries and at least one child killed.
- On Tuesday, Taliban morality police dispersed a women's rights protest in Herat, Afghanistan, after detaining women for alleged dress code violations; gunfire left at least three people injured.
- The demonstration followed the detention of at least 16 women since Friday for failing to comply with strict dress rules enforced by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
- Sayed Masoud Hosseini, spokesperson for Herat police, claimed the Jebrail area gathering "created tensions," while the vice and virtue ministry dismissed detention reports as rumors, asserting wearing a hijab is a "divine command."
- Richard Bennett, the United Nations investigator on human rights in Afghanistan, said he was "alarmed by excessive use of force against seemingly peaceful protesters," calling for accountability.
- Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban has imposed sweeping restrictions on women, including limits on education and employment; dissent is not tolerated, and protests are illegal in Afghanistan.
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UN experts, MSF condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police
KABUL - A group of UN experts on Thursday denounced a crackdown on women by the Taliban morality police in the western Afghan city of Herat, saying at least two people had been killed and more than 20 injured during recent protests against the restrictions.
In a demonstration for women's rights in the Afghan city of Herat, at least one person has been killed by gunfire, according to the UN.
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