The Guardian (UK): An imprisoned Afghan refugee wrongfully accused of smuggling people into Greece has been told he can walk free in a trial that activists hope will set a precedent for thousands of others in similar situations. After a marathon day of proceedings, an appeals court sitting on the Aegean island of Lesbos ruled
8am: Taliban fighters are committing armed robbery in the outskirts of Herat province, sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh on Friday (December 9th). A group of four Taliban fighters stopped a young man’s car at a checkpoint in the Kalata Hakim neighborhood of Islam Qala district early this week, sources detailed. Taliban fighters first searched him
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 8, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The hardline Taliban government in Afghanistan pushed back Thursday against an international outcry over its first public execution and application of Sharia, or Islamic law, to criminal justice at large, calling it “reprehensible” and “interference” in the country’s internal affairs. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a
8am: Abdul Sattar Hussaini, a former parliament member (MP), representing Farah province, claims that the Taliban killed a person based on allegations. Mr. Hussaini said in a video, that went viral on social media on Wednesday evening (December 7th), the Taliban did not adhere to human rights, but violated them. Click here to read more
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 7, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has carried out the death penalty of a man convicted of murder in the country’s first public execution since the militants retook power in August last year. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the ruling Taliban, said on December 7 that a group of senior officials
DW: When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, many expected the fundamentalist group to rule differently this time around. More than a year later, the Taliban have proven them wrong. Recently, Taliban officials publicly lashed dozens of men and women that they found guilty of “moral crimes.” The punishments took place in the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 24, 2022 The Taliban has begun imposing strict Islamic punishments across Afghanistan by publicly flogging dozens of men and women in several provinces for crimes such as theft and adultery. Last week, the Taliban’s supreme court said that more than two dozen people were publicly flogged for “committing adultery, theft, or
AP: A local court in the Netherlands ruled on Wednesday that Dutch forces unlawfully bombed a residential complex in Afghanistan in 2007, and ordered the state to pay financial compensation to the victims. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Taliban tried the youngsters in public at 11:00 o’clock on Tuesday morning (November 22nd) at the Shahr-e Wahdat Mosque on the outskirt of Argo district. Taliban members whipped each of them with 39 lashes for chatting on the phone, sources detailed. It is worth noting that two months ago, a boy and a
Tolo News: Mazar-e-Sharif residents expressed concerns about Islamic Emirate’s [Taliban] security forces members not wearing uniforms, saying that civilians have a problem distinguishing security forces from criminal imposters. Residents said that recently crime has increased in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Click here to read more (external link).