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08 September 2021 New crackdown on dissent in Afghanistan. The Taliban have announced a ban on all kinds of demonstrations across the country, stating that such protests "disturb normal life, harass people" and create security problems. 



According to a statement by the Taliban Interior Ministry, Sirajuddin Haqqani, "it is not allowed to hold any type of demonstration" without authorization from the Ministry of Justice, "to be requested at least 24 hours in advance", communicating all the details. 



"Unless all formalities are fulfilled, no one is authorized to hold any demonstrations," reads the statement. 



Since the takeover of power by Islamic fundamentalists in Kabul, they have followed one another

several protests

, especially by women, to demand equal rights and to be able to continue working. 



Whips and sticks against women took to the square

Whips and sticks against women took to the streets to protest against the all-male government announced yesterday by the Koranic students. The Taliban thus tried to suppress the demonstration of women, who protested today for the third consecutive day, according to some videos received by CNN. "Long live women in Afghanistan", the slogan chanted by the protesters, as they raise signs that read "No government can deny the presence of women" and images of the pregnant policewoman killed by the Taliban a few days ago. 



Journalists and cameramen who followed the demonstrations were also targeted by the Koranic students: the editor of the Etilaatroz newspaper, Zaki Daryabi, reported that 5 of his reporters were stopped and two were beaten, with dozens of lashes on the head and face. The reporters were later released.