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Zan News: The Union of Human Rights Activists in Europe has issued a statement warning about the increasing activity of individuals allegedly collaborating with the Taliban. Photo: KARIM SAHIB | AFP via Getty Images Human Rights Activists’ Union Warns of Growing Presence of Pro-Taliban Media Figures April 15, 2025 Samira Elyas Zan News: The Union of Human Rights Activists in Europe has issued a statement warning about the increasing activity of individuals allegedly collaborating with the Taliban. In the statement, published on Tuesday, April 15, the union said that a number of individuals presenting themselves as journalists, analysts, or civil society activists have traveled to Kabul in recent months and participated in official Taliban events—even in ceremonies honoring the group’s "suicide brigades." The union warned that these individuals are exploiting the free media space in the West to promote a softened, humanized, and even “progressive” image of the Taliban. According to the union, such efforts are a deliberate attempt to legitimize a regime that is a serious violator of human rights, especially the rights of women, children, and minorities. The statement also noted that this trend poses a serious threat to human rights values and the psychological well-being of Afghan migrants in European countries, particularly in Germany. The Human Rights Activists’ Union called on European governments—especially the German Federal Government—to closely review the immigration cases of such individuals and impose legal restrictions to prevent political and propaganda misuse. The union warned that remaining silent on this issue is not only a betrayal of universal human rights principles but also a threat to the safety of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers who have fled Taliban persecution.

Image: AFP The city of Herat, home to more than two million people, has taken on an atmosphere of anxiety, suffocation and despair. Residents say daily life under the relentless decrees of the Taliban’s Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice grows narrower and darker by the day. Only 67 employees of this department now effectively control the social life of millions of citizens, imposing bans on music, educational restrictions, enforced dress codes and even “beard measurements”, placing people’s private lives under the heavy pressure of their directives. Residents of Herat say the historic city, once a centre of culture, art and commerce, has now turned into a “prison” whose bars grow thicker by the day. “These people know neither religion nor human; they only issue orders.” Shahla and Morsal, two young women from Herat, told Zan News that the social atmosphere has become extremely harsh and unpredictable. Morsal said: “It is not only we, the girls; all people are trapped in the dehumanising decrees of this group.” With a trembling voice, Shahla added: “The Taliban have turned life into a cage for the people. Even breathing has become difficult.” The women say the officers of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice “have neither Islamic knowledge nor administrative experience”, yet they are effectively ruling over the lives of millions of citizens. Religious scholars: “These decrees have no Islamic basis” Meanwhile, Bilal Faizi, a religious scholar, reacting to these decisions, said: “There is no such instruction anywhere in Islam. What is being implemented in Herat today is arbitrary and baseless interpretation. Religion came for justice, not to play with the fate of the people.” According to him, many of the decrees issued have no connection to recognised Islamic principles or sources, and have caused religion to be viewed negatively by the public. Citizens: “From our beards to our clothing, everything is under control” Farid Ahmad Jamal, a resident of Herat, spoke of the extreme and unusual monitoring by the Vice and Virtue officers: “Previously they only told us to grow a beard; now they measure our beards. They even draw up plans for how we should dress.” He said the people of Herat face a new list of bans and obligations every day, with no room left for protest or even questioning.

Image: Reuters/BBC Ahead of International Students’ Day on 17 November, the Human Rights Activists’ Union said in a statement that the Taliban, by depriving girls of education and closing university doors, have committed “cultural genocide” and “gender apartheid”. The statement said the Taliban, by banning girls from schools and universities, eliminating scientific disciplines, dismissing lecturers and turning educational institutions into ideological structures, are seeking to “destroy the intellectual capacity and the future of an entire generation”. The Union said these policies, based on international standards, amount to “cultural genocide” and “intellectual cleansing”; measures aimed at eliminating women’s awareness, identity and independence. The organisation added that depriving women of education constitutes “gender apartheid” and a “crime against humanity” under global conventions, as the Taliban have systematically denied half of society the right to education and public participation solely because they are women. The Human Rights Activists’ Union called on the international community, universities and human rights institutions to recognise the Taliban’s conduct as a “crime” and to take practical steps to hold the group’s leaders accountable. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have banned girls from attending schools above grade six and from entering universities, and have issued more than one hundred restrictive decrees against women. United Nations experts describe these policies as “gender apartheid” and a “systematic attack on women”.

Photo by: Abdul Karim Azim/alive-in In an unprecedented and contentious move, officers from the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice detained dozens of women and girls on Saturday evening (November 15) after they had gone with their families to the restaurants in Herat’s Taraqi Park to have a meal. Witnesses say that even women who were observing the Taliban’s mandatory dress requirements were not allowed to sit and eat, and officers detained them on the grounds of “the presence of women in a restaurant”. The incident has sparked a wave of anger, fear and confusion among families. Families present at the scene say the incident was so sudden and humiliating that children began crying out of fear, and no one understood what “crime” the women were supposed to have committed. Some women’s rights activists describe the Taliban’s behaviour as a new form of restriction and control over women, calling it “insulting” and “a violation of human rights”. According to them, the Taliban cannot exercise control over the women in their own households, yet they imprison other women in a cage of restrictions. Mahsa Muradi, a women’s rights activist, told Zan News that the Taliban treat the women of society as if they were the ignored women and girls of their own families, while the people of Herat are educated, aware and urban, and will not accept being treated in the same way. She described this action as a new attempt to silence urban women and impose fear on society. Wajiha, another women’s rights activist, said the Taliban invent a new form of control over women’s lives every day and violate their most basic rights. She stressed that women have the right to go out with their families or even alone to eat, and that depriving women of leaving their homes and eating in public is an obvious attempt to destroy their individual freedoms. According to residents, Herat, once one of the most vibrant and family-oriented cities in the country, has now become a place where women are afraid even to sit in a restaurant. The mass arrests on Saturday evening have raised new questions among the public: if women eating food is considered a crime today, what will be forbidden tomorrow? Walking? Speaking? Or breathing?