Arbitrary Punishment

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DEC3-12262024

A woman was publicly flogged with 39 lashes in Faryab Province following a court ruling for alleged theft.

DEC9-12252024

Taliban prohibited mixed-gender transportation in city buses in Kabul, to further enforce gender segregation.

DEC11-12182024

A former bodyguard of ex-President Ashraf Ghani died by suicide in Kabul after Taliban forces arrested his wife amid repeated attempts to detain him.

DEC3-12172024

Five individuals, including two women, were publicly sentenced to imprisonment, lashings, and corporal punishment at a sports stadium in Parwan Province following court rulings...

DEC3-12142024

One woman and two men were publicly sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment in Samangan Province following court rulings for alleged moral offenses.

DEC7-12052024

Taliban intelligence and religious police raided Arzo TV’s Kabul office, detained seven staff members, confiscated equipment, and sealed the station over alleged “immoral” content.

DEC3-12042024

Five individuals, including one woman, were publicly sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment in Kapisa Province following appellate court rulings for alleged moral offenses.

DEC11-12032024

The Taliban arrested two men in Kabul for supporting women's rights.

DEC3-12032024

A woman in Faryab province was sentenced to 39 lashes after being convicted of engaging in illicit relations.

DEC3-11212024

A woman and a man in Khost province were sentenced to 39 lashes for moral corruption.

DEC11-11192024

Taliban authorities arrested seven residents of Panjshir’s Dara district without disclosing charges or legal grounds.

DEC3-11192024

A woman in Khost province was sentenced to five months of imprisonment and 39 lashes for alleged 'moral corruption'.

DEC3-11182024

Taliban sentenced and flogged a woman in Baghlan with 30 lashes and six months’ imprisonment following a discretionary court ruling for alleged moral offenses...

DEC3-11172024

Taliban publicly flogged three individuals, including one woman, in Faryab for 'moral' offenses.

DEC11-11162024

Taliban intelligence forces arrested four individuals, including two teachers, in Panjshir without disclosing charges.

DEC7-11112024

The Taliban suspended the operations of Zheman Radio in Khost Province for broadcasting background music in one of their programs.

DEC3-11052024

Four women and nineteen men in Jawzjan province were sentenced to between 25 and 39 lashes for moral offenses.

DEC3-11042024

A woman and a man in Takhar province were sentenced to 39 lashes, after being convicted for adultery.

DEC3-11032024

Taliban intelligence detained the brother of a female protester in Takhar in apparent retaliation for her activism.

DEC11-10272024

An individual in Faryab province was sentenced to four months of imprisonment and 35 lashes, after being accused of adultery.

DEC3-10202024

A woman and a man in Takhar province were sentenced to 39 lashes, after being convicted for adultery.

DEC3-10082024

The Taliban arrested six individuals in Panjshir, including two teachers.

DEC3-09222024

Written court order confirmed by Supreme Court leads to flogging of woman in Herat for adultery.

DEC11-08312024

Taliban governor and Minister of Tribal Affairs forcibly evict 600 families in Dowlatyar district of Ghor, violating ancestral land rights and overriding legal rulings.

DEC3-08292024

Taliban flogged one women and two men in Khost province.

DEC7-08272024

Taliban imprisoned a young man in Nangarhar for publishing an image of the tricolor flag.

DEC7-08262024-A

Taliban in Kandahar have banned the use of drones for filming.

DEC3-08252024

Written military court order leads to public execution of 3 individuals for “moral corruption” in Badakhshan.

DEC3-08182024

Taliban fighters gouge out civilian driver’s eye at checkpoint in Baghlan.

DEC3-08172024

Taliban issues stoning order for a woman in Balkh province for adultery.