Arbitrary Punishment

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DEC11-11122021

Taliban arrested Wasima Kohistani.

DEC11-11162024

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

DEC11-11192024

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

DEC11-12032024

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

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.

DEC11-12232023

Protesting women detained in Kabul.

DEC12-02062025

The Taliban have ordered the distribution of weapons and armored vehicles to employees of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of...

DEC12-07312024-1

Taliban Ministry of Justice Announces Official Morality Law Based on Supreme Leader’s Decree.

DEC12-07312024-15

Article 22 of PVPV Law criminalizes a wide array of behaviors - from LGBTQ+ identity and women's public speech to cultural celebrations - codifying...

DEC12-07312024-16

Article 23 of PVPV Law holds officials responsible for preventing immoral acts by children, the mentally disabled, and non-Muslim residents, raising serious concerns about...

DEC12-07312024-17

Articles 24 & 25 of PVPV Law grants religious officials the power to issue non-judicial punishments for “immoral acts,” including detention and financial penalties.

DEC12-07312024-2

Taliban codifies nationwide morality law - the Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice - granting sweeping powers to religious police...

DEC3-01082025

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

DEC3-01162023

Request for the list of former military personnel in Panjshir province.

DEC3-01162025

A schoolteacher in Bamyan Province was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment and lashes following prolonged detention, alleged torture, and accusations linked to social media...

DEC3-01222025

A man and a woman were publicly sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment of 39 lashes in Parwan Province following court rulings for alleged...

DEC3-02042025

A military court sentenced two individuals, including one woman, to imprisonment and corporal punishment in Kunduz Province for alleged public “moral corruption.”

DEC3-02052025-A

Two men and one woman were publicly sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment (39 lashes) in Kapisa Province for fleeing from home and assisting...

DEC3-02052025-B

One woman and two men were publicly punished in Faryab Province with imprisonment and corporal punishment (39 lashes) for fleeing from home and assisting...

DEC3-02062025

Leaked and Taliban-confirmed internal documents reveal that more than 1,300 women are imprisoned across Afghanistan’s detention system.