Three women who were detained Sunday morning in Kabul during a protest for women’s rights have been released from prison, according to their relatives.
Roqiya Saee, Fatima Mohammadi and Malalai Hashemi were freed Monday after being fingerprinted and forced to make a video recording of themselves pledging to no longer participate in protests or take any action against the Islamic Emirate, the name the Taliban calls itself, their relatives told Rukhshana Media.
The three women were released through the negotiation and guarantees of a number of elders.
A relative of Roqiya Saee, who is the mother of a 9-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter, said they were also warned not to talk about the experience to any media.
A source close to Malalai Hashemi said that when the Taliban forces arrested her in Kabul on Sunday, they blindfolded her as they led her away.
“The Taliban arrested Malalai while she was crossing the road and also blindfolded her. She was saying, “I did not understand where they took me. I was there at night. They investigated me a lot. In the morning, they transferred me
to another place and my eyes were covered again,” according to the source.
A source close to Fatima Mohammadi confirmed that she was also released around 2:00 pm on Monday after forcing her to sign a commitment letter not to engage in protest activity and not to talk to the media. She was also given a warning not to act against the Islamic Emirate administration.
According to the sources, the three women were imprisoned separately in the police district 6th of Kabul for nearly for 24 hours and did not know about each other’s condition or whereabouts until their release.
The protesters were arrested by the Taliban forces during a Kabul street protest where around 25 women and girls marched, calling for reopening of girls’ schools and universities across the country.
