The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a woman and a man were publicly flogged in Sar-e Pol province on charges of “illicit relations.”
In a statement issued on Monday (April 7), the court stated that both individuals had been sentenced to three months in prison and ten lashes. After the final confirmation of their sentences, the punishment was carried out in public.
This act comes amid reports that Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, has recently instructed his cabinet members during Eid al-Fitr meetings to intensify the enforcement of “Islamic Hudood punishments,” particularly in public settings. The Taliban claim that these measures are part of their broader campaign to fully implement the laws of “enjoining good and forbidding evil.”
Since returning to power, the Taliban have repeatedly carried out corporal punishments in public, including the execution of at least six individuals before large crowds. International human rights organizations have condemned these actions as violations of human rights and contrary to international law.
Taliban Continue Corporal Punishment: Woman and Man Publicly Flogged in Sar-e Pol
Hamia Naderi
Hamia Naderi (b. 1992, Badakhshan) is an Afghan journalist and human rights activist, recognized as a fearless voice for women’s rights and social justice. With over...
Hamia Naderi (b. 1992, Badakhshan) is an Afghan journalist and human rights activist, recognized as a fearless voice for women’s rights and social justice. With over a decade of experience, she has documented migration, exposed Taliban gender apartheid, and amplified silenced Afghan women. A journalism graduate of Badakhshan State University, she has worked with multiple Afghan and regional outlets since 2015 and earned recognition for her bold, investigative reporting. Today, as a member of the Federation of Afghan Journalists in Exile and the Afghanistan Women’s Justice Movement, she continues to inspire and mobilize for change.
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