{"id":132059,"date":"2026-08-28T08:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=132059"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:18:01","slug":"human-rights-watch-slams-ruthless-taliban-govt-after-ban-on-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/132059\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Watch slams \u2018ruthless\u2019 Taliban govt after ban on protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KABUL(National Times)- Human Rights Watch slammed on Thu\u00adrsday the \u201cruthless effort to suppress all dissent\u201d by the Taliban government, after a new police law banned demonstrations across Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 84-page legislation published by the justice ministry outlines a series of changes to law enforcement nationwide, including the rule that \u201call types of protests are banned\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elaine Pearson, Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said the measure is \u201canother step in the Taliban\u2019s ruthless effort to suppress all dissent\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Taliban authorities fear any dissent and so they are escalating their repression,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Afghan government did not respond to requests for comment on protests being outlawed through the legislation, which was made public this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demonstrations have been rare during the Taliban administration\u2019s five years in power. At least two people were killed in June when security forces allegedly opened fire at a women\u2019s rights protest in Herat, a group of UN experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty International described the police law as \u201canother sweeping assault on human rights in Afghanistan\u201d, with the protest ban \u201camong its most egregious provisions\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL(National Times)- Human Rights Watch slammed on Thu\u00adrsday the \u201cruthless effort to suppress all dissent\u201d by the Taliban government, after a new police law banned demonstrations across Afghanistan. The 84-page legislation published by the justice ministry outlines a series of changes to law enforcement nationwide, including the rule that \u201call types of protests are banned\u201d. 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