On hunger strike to recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan

Tamana Paryani, who is on her way to a two-week hunger strike, has seen her health deteriorate. She has been transferred from the place where she was protesting to a hospital. Paryani urges the international community, especially Germany, to recognize the gender apartheid applied by the Taliban against women in Afghanistan.

He believes that Germany should ask the rest of the world to stop providing financial support to the Taliban and, in accordance with the decision of the United Nations Security Council, also to ban travel by officials of the Taliban terrorist group. Among their demands is also the release of political prisoners in Afghanistan.

The world must ensure women's freedom, human rights in Afghanistan and remove existing cruel restrictions, especially on girls' education and women's work.

Tamana Paryani was previously imprisoned and tortured in Afghanistan by the Taliban for forty-five days; Last year she was transferred to Germany after being released from the feared prison, but she still does not stop fighting for the liberation of children and women.. She is not alone in her hunger strike, other women fighters in Germany and other countries support and accompany her.

Several female fighters from Afghanistan have started a hunger strike in Germany, the United States, Norway and Pakistan as a continuation of their political-civilian protests against the Taliban emirate. The policy of ignoring the legitimate demands of the Afghan people not only contradicts the obligations of the mentioned countries with respect to international human rights standards, but is also considered cooperation with the Taliban criminal group.

The Azadi (Liberation) Front of Afghanistan is a strong supporter of the civic-political struggles of Afghan women during the armed struggle against the Taliban emirate. The Afghan Liberation Front believes that the struggle of Afghan women complements the patriotic holy war against the illegitimate Taliban regime, and since the entirety of these struggles aims to guarantee the freedoms contained in international human rights documents, it is appropriate especially countries that support human rights and should provide them with unparalleled support.

The Afghan Liberation Front wants countries and international media to pay immediate attention to the legitimate demands of the strikers. Ignoring the strikers is not only contrary to human values, but also poses a serious challenge to the strikers' right to life and health.. Considering the fundamental importance of the right to life as the main pillar of human rights, ignoring the legitimate demands of the strikers increases the responsibility of countries regarding human rights.

Heda Khomeosh and Mina Rafiq began a hunger strike in front of the Norwegian Parliament on September 7 to recognize the gender apartheid of the Taliban in Afghanistan. These two women's rights activists say they received permission from the Norwegian police to carry out this civil protest.

Sabra Akbari, an Afghan women's rights activist from Islamabad, told Afghanistan International last Thursday that at least 10 Afghan women's rights activists have been on hunger strike in Pakistan for the past few days.. Masooda Kohistani in Barcelona, Spain, also started a hunger strike in support of Tamana and other women in Germany, and a large number of girls and women protested in support with a sit-in in Cologne.

These women demand from the countries of the world that Afghanistan should be recognized as a country where the Taliban terrorist regime practices gender apartheid.

Monta Faby Uno, a member of the Afghan LGBTI collective, has also started a hunger strike in Melmo, Sweden. He, who has been insulted many times for his gender and was forced to leave Afghanistan, is now calling on the international community and the Swedish government to recognize gender apartheid against LGBTI people and women in his country.

These protests have increased due to the Taliban's restrictions on women. As the protesters say, the Taliban have expelled women and girls from all camps and are subject to increasing restrictions.