Purple Saturdays Movement: Calls for an End to Linguistic Apartheid Against Persian in Afghanistan

In this open letter published today, Saturday (September 21), the movement strongly condemned the Taliban's actions, emphasizing that over the past three years, the group has systematically sought to eradicate the Persian/Dari language.

The Purple Saturdays Movement also urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to trial and punishment the Taliban leaders responsible for this language apartheid and crimes against humanity.

Furthermore, the movement called on Persian-speaking countries like Iran and Tajikistan to end their silence regarding this blatant violation of cultural rights and to impose effective cultural sanctions against the Taliban to prevent language apartheid.

The movement stressed the importance of preserving the Persian/Dari language and culture as part of Afghanistan's national identity and warned that the continuation of this language apartheid could lead to significant cultural and social crises in the region.