The information comes from a colleague of the arrested lecturer in journalism Ismail Mashals. According to reports, Mashals has been “beaten” in Taliban captivity.
The Taliban confirm that Mashal is in custody, since he was arrested by security services.
Mashal showed her outrage at the ban on higher education for women by tearing up her own graduation certificate in a televised broadcast last December.
— As a man and as a teacher, it was the only thing I could do for them (the female students) and I felt that my diplomas had become worthless, so I tore them up, he told AFP after the incident on television.
Recently, local media have drawn attention to another action by Mashal, where he distributed books to passers-by on the streets of Kabul.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ spokesperson calls on the Taliban to immediately release Mashal, and at the same time condemns the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights.
The Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021, but promises to the outside world not to impose restrictions on women and girls in society have been broken and oppression of women has intensified.