By Rukhshana
A family, who launched a protest inside their own house, urges Afghans to follow their suit.
A woman rights activist called on Afghans on Thursday to continue protest against the Taliban’s policies from the safety their houses, if they cannot take to the streets due to security concerns.
“With this approach, we can both guarantee our safety to some degree, and in the meantime, we can show our dissatisfaction with the status quo,” she said.
The Taliban used pepper spray to disperse a female protest in Kabul in January, later they detained four protesters, dragging them from their house, held them captives for weeks, and allegedly tortured them while they were in prison.
“The reason is obvious why we can’t go to the streets of this country and raise our voices,” she said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “There is the probability of being stoned (to death) or maybe we will face the same fate as those people, who came to streets and said no to the primitive beliefs of the Taliban, then they were arrested and tortured.”
The activist said indoor protests send a message to the Taliban: Afghans can raise their voices from within their homes to inform the world about the atrocities you’re committing against women rights’ activists and journalists.
The activist sent a video titled Call for Protest from Homes, addressing the Taliban.
“We are the voices of Tamanas, Parwanas, Zahras and Morsals. You have taken convenance of silence from them, but you should know that we won’t stay silent.”
