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AFGHANISTAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST FREED FROM PRISON AFTER 3-MONTH ORDEAL
The Daily Guardian
|December 20, 2023
Julia Parsi, a women’s rights activist in Afghanistan, has been released from prison by the Taliban administration after three months on Monday, news agency reported citing sources.
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Parsi, a senior member of the women’s protest movement and founder of the women’s library, was arrested in Kabul on September 28, 2023, for her advocacy of women’s rights.
Julia’s advocacy efforts were fuelled by the closure of schools following the fall of Kabul in August 2021. Despite facing increasing fear and threats, Julia remained visible in the media, speaking out about women’s fundamental rights to education and work.
A number of women’s rights activists have also confirmed Julia’s release from the Taliban’s prison.
Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghan government’s House of Representatives member, wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I am sure that prison has strengthened your and your comrades’ will to fight.”
This story is from the December 20, 2023 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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