human rights defender
Parisa Azada
Actions and Campaigns
Parisa Azada
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Psychosocial support
Medical assistance for the lasting effects of the torture endured
Financial support
Relocation to a safe place
HRD's year of birth
1998
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Minorities’ rights
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Parisa Azada, born in 1998, is a graduate of Journalism and Communication from Kabul University. She worked with Afghan media for three years and began her human rights activism in 2018. As a reporter and financial manager at the Bolaq Analysts Network, she advocated for justice for the Hazara community.
Following the Taliban’s return, she co-founded the “Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Freedom” and led civil protests in Kabul for three years.
In November 2023, Parisa was arrested by Taliban intelligence in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, and detained for over a month.
Detained since
Nov 15, 2023
Date of release
Dec 25, 2023
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
She was arbitrarily detained for 41 days without due process because of her civil activities and protests against Taliban laws restricting women's rights.
Latitude: 34.51988221044194
Longitude: 69.34802560944671
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul
Location of detention - Facility
Pul e Charkhi Prison, Kabul
Alternative mailing address
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Parisa recounted: "During the 41 days of my detention, I experienced various forms of torture — from severe beatings and being hung from the ceiling, to having cold water poured over me, being whipped with cables, suffocated with plastic bags, and subjected to psychological torture. I also endured sexual harassment and obscene verbal abuse. Because of my ethnicity and my Shia faith, I was repeatedly threatened, humiliated, and insulted."
Recent case update / evolution
She was released on bail on 25 December 2023
Any other relevant documents
https://www.khaama.com/parisa-azada-released-from-taliban-prison-after-40-days/
https://amu.tv/73204/
https://kabulnow.com/2023/12/taliban-frees-activist-woman-after-month-of-detention/
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1998
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Minorities’ rights
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Parisa Azada, born in 1998, is a graduate of Journalism and Communication from Kabul University. She worked with Afghan media for three years and began her human rights activism in 2018. As a reporter and financial manager at the Bolaq Analysts Network, she advocated for justice for the Hazara community.
Following the Taliban’s return, she co-founded the “Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Freedom” and led civil protests in Kabul for three years.
In November 2023, Parisa was arrested by Taliban intelligence in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, and detained for over a month.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Kabul
- Location of detention - Facility
- Pul e Charkhi Prison, Kabul
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.51988221044194
Longitude: 69.34802560944671
- Geolocation of detention
- Alternative mailing address
- Detained since
- Nov 15, 2023
- Current Status
- Released on bail
- Date of release
- Dec 25, 2023
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Sentence
She was arbitrarily detained for 41 days without due process because of her civil activities and protests against Taliban laws restricting women's rights.
- Recent case update / evolution
She was released on bail on 25 December 2023
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Parisa recounted: "During the 41 days of my detention, I experienced various forms of torture — from severe beatings and being hung from the ceiling, to having cold water poured over me, being whipped with cables, suffocated with plastic bags, and subjected to psychological torture. I also endured sexual harassment and obscene verbal abuse. Because of my ethnicity and my Shia faith, I was repeatedly threatened, humiliated, and insulted."
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Psychosocial support
Medical assistance for the lasting effects of the torture endured
Financial support
Relocation to a safe place
- Any other relevant documents
https://www.khaama.com/parisa-azada-released-from-taliban-prison-after-40-days/
https://amu.tv/73204/
https://kabulnow.com/2023/12/taliban-frees-activist-woman-after-month-of-detention/
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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