RASC News Agency: Zhulia Parsi, a prominent advocate for women’s rights in Afghanistan, has been released from the custody of the Taliban group after enduring nearly three months of detention. Multiple sources have corroborated this development, a fact acknowledged by various women’s rights activists. On Monday, December 18th, Parsi was freed by the Taliban, marking the conclusion of her protracted confinement. Fawzia Kofi, a former member of the House of Representatives from the preceding government, articulated her belief in a social media post that the ordeal of imprisonment has only fortified Parsi’s resolve to persist in the fight for justice.
Furthermore, the Taliban group has not issued any official statement regarding Parsi’s release. It is noteworthy that she was apprehended by the Taliban on September 27th from her residence in Kabul. Moreover, there is no precise information available regarding Parsi’s current health condition. However, previous reports have suggested that she endured torture during her time in Taliban custody, necessitating her hospitalization.
This incident is not an isolated occurrence, given the Taliban’s history of arresting, imprisoning, and torturing women activists. Alarmingly, there have been reports of some of these women resorting to suicide after their release from Taliban prisons. Since assuming control of the country, the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on the lives and rights of Afghanistani women and girls. In response to these oppressive measures, several activists have protested, only to face brutal repression from the Taliban.
It is crucial to underscore that, in Taliban-dominated Afghanistan, there currently exists no established institution to address the issue of violence against women. This further accentuates the dire situation faced by Afghanistani women under the Taliban’s rule.
