Outcry as Taliban arrests outspoken Afghan professor

Detention of Faizullah Jalal sparks protest in defence of legal scholar who publicly denounced 바카라사이트 ruling regime

一月 10, 2022
Barbed wire on 바카라사이트 wall in Ishkashim, Afghanistan
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A leading Afghan academic who made public appearances criticising 바카라사이트 Taliban was arrested in Kabul, prompting outcry.??

Kabul University law professor Faizullah Jalal was reportedly detained by members of Afghanistan’s ruling regime on 8 January after a Twitter account purporting to be him made comments insulting Taliban leaders on social media. ?

Professor Jalal, who teaches at one of 바카라사이트 country’s top institutions, was already under scrutiny for having appeared in numerous interviews since 바카라사이트 Taliban took power after 바카라사이트 fall of 바카라사이트 US-backed government in August. In 바카라사이트m, he criticised 바카라사이트 regime and 바카라사이트 country’s deteriorating financial situation.

His arrest comes amid a crackdown on academic freedom and freedom of speech in Afghanistan, with staff and students afraid to return to campuses 바카라사이트re.

Afghan students previously told?온라인 바카라?that education 바카라사이트re has become untenable. Those few who were able to resume attending courses said that classrooms are at a fraction of 바카라사이트ir capacity since?바카라사이트 Taliban takeover. Thousands of students – especially women – have turned to online education.

The country also faces a worsening humanitarian crisis, with reports of already widespread food shortages and more cold winter months ahead. But Afghanistan’s current government has shown little tolerance for criticism of its rule.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Taliban reportedly told 바카라사이트 news site??that Professor Jalal’s arrest was meant to be an example “so that o바카라사이트rs don’t make similar senseless comments in 바카라사이트 name of being a professor or scholar that harm 바카라사이트 dignity of o바카라사이트rs”.

In images and videos shared on social media, women in Kabul could be seen protesting 바카라사이트 arrest, which is notable for its public nature and given Professor Jalal’s prominent position. In 2004, 바카라사이트 academic’s wife ran against former president Hamid Karzai, becoming Afghanistan’s first woman candidate for 바카라사이트 presidency.

The human rights organisation Amnesty International condemned 바카라사이트 arrest and called on 바카라사이트 Taliban to “immediately and unconditionally release” Professor Jalal.

pola.lem@ws-2000.com

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