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Numerous social media posts have responded to Taliban restrictions on women in Afghanistan’s society. This is a sample:
The de facto authorities in #Afghanistan have enacted a law that bans women’s voices in public, among many other oppressive measures.
— UN Women (@UN_Women) August 28, 2024
These measures must be IMMEDIATELY reversed.
We stand in unwavering solidarity with Afghan women & girls.
Our statement: https://t.co/ec5mbbl2Lq pic.twitter.com/jmy8kBB2yu
Listen to songs of protest from the heart of Afghanistan. Listen to Afghan women singing in defiance of the most misogynistic Regime on Earth. Listen to courage, to rebellion, to strength, to resistance.
— United Against Gender Apartheid (@UAGApartheid) August 28, 2024
The Taliban banned women’s face and body to be seen in public. They… pic.twitter.com/nZEwDva1kf
Afghan women are posting videos of themselves singing online to protest a new set of Taliban laws which prohibit women from speaking aloud in public. pic.twitter.com/bpsN1E57fo
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 29, 2024
Afghanistan’s women are turning to social media to give a bold response to the Taliban after their ban on women’s voices: “No terrorist group can shut us Afghan women up.”
— Habib Khan (@HabibKhanT) August 29, 2024
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The Taliban will punish women who sing in public, or if their voices are heard outside their home.
— Fereshta Abbasi (@FereshtaAbbasi) August 27, 2024
I stand in solidarity with extraordinary Afghan women who have been protesting and publishing their singing clips since yesterday.#صدای_من_عورت_نیست pic.twitter.com/bhLnisiX9m
The Taliban were initially portrayed as 'Taliban 2.0’ a more moderate force open to coexistence, which shaped our negotiations. But after 3 years of their rule, they’ve gradually imposed draconian measures on women. Their latest law by the Vice and Virtue group reveals a… pic.twitter.com/NXAVkuIYdg
— Fawzia Koofi (@Fawziakoofi77) August 27, 2024