To commemorate International Women's Day, Afghan women, interviewed by SkyYaldaHakim and supported by womenforwomenUK, have courageously staged rare protests in private spaces, defying the Taliban's stringent restrictions on their freedoms. These demonstrations come amidst a crackdown by Taliban authorities that has pushed activists off the streets and forced millions of women to live behind closed doors. Voices from Afghanistan express a 'deep sadness in the air' and describe the situation as living 'in prison at home.' The Afghan Youth Orchestra highlighted the severity of the restrictions, with one woman stating, 'Being human in Afghanistan is a crime, especially being a woman.' Echoing the sentiments, a statement emphasized, 'Our silence and fear is the biggest weapon of the Taliban.' The protests and statements underscore the dire situation for women in Afghanistan, as they call for the lifting of harsh restrictions on their freedoms.
"Our silence and fear is the biggest weapon of the Taliban." Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in private spaces to demand that harsh restrictions on their freedoms be lifted on #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/PCBO1QGmjf https://t.co/m7CX8gOsnW
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals https://t.co/5fewmDA2oa
“Being human in Afghanistan is a crime, especially being a woman” On #IWD, the women and girls of the Afghan Youth Orchestra tell Channel 4 News in Afghanistan, women are "in prison at home" because of the Taliban. https://t.co/ITYxcqHEh2
Small groups of #Afghan women have staged rare demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in private spaces, after a crackdown by #Taliban authorities forced activists off the streets. https://t.co/09O3pPkQH2
🌏 To mark #InternationalWomensDay @SkyYaldaHakim spoke to three women facing danger across the world. One woman said there is 'deep sadness in the air' in Afghanistan, as millions of women live behind closed doors. https://t.co/yJBI39FUrL @womenforwomenUK https://t.co/afCJmRsMpf