Expression

Freedom of expression includes the right to speak, publish, and communicate ideas. This section covers limitations imposed on speech, voice, recitation, and other forms of public or private expression.
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DEC11-02272025

The Taliban arrested a local journalist in Daikundi province, using propaganda charges.

DEC11-03012025

Taliban intelligence forces re-arrested nine teachers and closed an English language center and its branches in Daikundi Province on accusations of promoting “un-Islamic culture.”

DEC11-03262023-A

Taliban detained Ruqeya Sayee and two other female protestors.

DEC11-03262023-B

Taliban detains women protesters demonstrating against the closure of girls' schools.

DEC11-09272023

Taliban detains women's rights activist Julia Parsi and her child from their home in Kabul.

DEC11-10182021

Taliban orders the arrest and punishment of twenty civic activists accused of opposing the regime.

DEC11-11122021

Taliban arrested Wasima Kohistani.

DEC11-12032024

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

DEC11-12232023

Protesting women detained in Kabul.

DEC12-07312024-1

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

DEC12-07312024-10

Article 17 of PVPV Law enforces religious conformity and censors media, banning images and critical content.

DEC12-07312024-11

Article 18 of PVPV Law imposes religious mandates on trade and farming, restricting livelihoods and expression through sectarian economic rules.

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...

DEC12-07312024-17

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...

DEC12-07312024-20

Article 28 of PVPV Law mandates community-wide enforcement of Taliban-defined morality through schools and religious leaders.

DEC12-07312024-21

PVPV Law mandates ideological training, supervision and reporting systems to the Supreme Leader to ensure strict enforcement of moral regulations and suppress dissent under...

DEC12-07312024-22

PVPC law centralizes final authority over morality enforcement with the Supreme Leader and invalidates all conflicting legislation, Articles 32-35, Law of Promotion of Virtue...

DEC12-07312024-3

Articles 1-3 of PVPV Law formally establishes a religious enforcement regime under Taliban leadership, defining virtue and vice by Hanafi Sharia and empowering officials...

DEC12-07312024-4

Articles 4-8 of PVPV Law mandates moral regulation for all people in Afghanistan under Hanafi jurisprudence, granting the Ministry exclusive power to enforce religious...
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