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Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada

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street where they knocked her to the ground and began beating and kicking her. More police arrived, firing warning shots into the air and temporarily dispersing the crowd. They moved her into the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque in an attempt to shield her. As the crowd grew in size and rumors that she was working with Americans began circulating, the mob attempted to storm the shrine. Police hoisted her onto the roof of the building in an attempt to rescue her from the crowd, but Farkhunda, struck by stones and planks thrown by the mob, suddenly slipped and fell into the crowd.
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convicted of having a primary role in Farkhunda's horrific death were entitled to a reduction in their sentence. Assertions of corruption mean absolutely nothing if those that are in power - like the Appellate Court judges - are allowed to continue to perpetrate such legal atrocities. The inability of the judiciary to handle Farkhunda's case in a fair and equal manner simply reinforces questions about its commitment to progress the status of women in Afghanistan."
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turned to shock and anger. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Kabul on 23 March protesting her brutal death. Protesters marched from where the attack began to where Farkhunda was thrown in the river. A number of women on the march wore masks of her bloodied face while others condemned the
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The day after the murder, certain imams and mullahs endorsed the killing during Friday prayer services in their mosques. One of them, the influential Maulavi Ayaz Niazi of the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque, warned the government that any attempt to arrest the men who had "defended the Quran" would lead to
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ordered an investigation into the incident and, in a statement released by his office, condemned the "act of extreme violence". He described the killing as "heinous". He also said that Farkhunda's murder revealed that Afghanistan's police were too focused on the Taliban insurgency in the country and
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Hundreds of angry radicals flocked to the shrine upon overhearing the mullah's accusation. Police arrived and attempted to lead Farkhunda to a local precinct building one mile away, but she refused, asking for a female police officer to accompany her. The mob was able to drag Farkhunda away into the
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On 22 March, a number of women, dressed in black, carried Farkhunda's coffin from an ambulance to a prayer ground and then to a graveyard in Chaikhana, a northern neighborhood of Kabul. This was a marked departure from tradition, which holds that such funerals are typically only attended by men. At
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In a "secret" Appellate Court Hearing and when the death sentences were overturned in a secret hearing held 43 days after Motley termed the ruling as "shocking." Motley further stated that, "The rule of law is the foundation of any civilised society. If the courts don’t get this decision right then
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The mob dragged Farkhunda into the street and beat and stomped her. She was bludgeoned with sticks and rocks outside the mosque, then placed into the road and run over with a car, dragging her body almost 100 metres (330 ft). Police offered no resistance, and directed traffic around the scene.
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were subsequently detained. The Interior Ministry later reported that 28 people were arrested and 13 police officers suspended as part of investigations. Hashmat Stanikzai, an official spokesman for the Kabul police who publicly endorsed the murder, was sacked over comments that he made on social
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represented Farkhunda's family in the first court. After the first court hearing Motley stated that Farkhunda's trial was a defining moment for women's rights in Afghanistan. In the first hearing, Motley indicated that there were twenty-two convictions which included four death sentences, eight
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Immediately after her death, a number of prominent public officials turned to Facebook in support of her murder. A spokesman for the Kabul police Hashmat Stanekzai, wrote that Farkhunda “thought, like several other unbelievers, that this kind of action and insult will get them U.S. or European
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Motley wrote, "Promises of a transparent legal process were once again shattered by the Afghan judiciary. This week, its precipitous decision regarding the Farkhunda case was leaked from a "secret" hearing in the Appellate Court. Blatantly disregarding the law, the court decided that the men
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who was actually 20 years old but changed his age on birth certificate after the incident, received a ten-year sentence, and eleven police officers received one-year prison terms for failing to protect her. Her murder and the subsequent protests served to draw attention to
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people were given sixteen years in prison, and ten police officers were convicted for their failure in protecting Farkhunda. Due to pressures that Motley and the family received from the Afghan Government she did not represent the family in the subsequent court hearings.
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Following a campaign by protesters who put boards replacing the Andarabi Road sign with "Farkhunda Road" where she was murdered, the cabinet of President Ghani in a meeting approved to officially rename the part of the road to Martyr Farkhunda Road (جاده شاهد).
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of the four men condemned in the lynching. Three of those had their sentences reduced to 20 years in jail, while the fourth was re-sentenced to 10 years prompting street protests and a debate on women's rights. The chief of police and a caretaker of the
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said in a statement that "the killing of Ms. Farkhunda... is a tragic reminder of dangers women face from false accusations and the lack of justice in Afghanistan." She added, "We all hope that responsible can be brought to justice." The
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historian Ali A Olomi argued that Farkhunda's murder demonstrated the endurance of an underlying culture of violence and devaluation of human life that comes out of generations of Afghans being raised during a war and facing oppression.
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that her killing had triggered the city and the rest of the country to think about women's rights. She said: "This is not a male or female issue, this is a human issue and we will not stop until the killers are brought to justice."
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set the attacks on Farkhunda in motion, this person was found not guilty on appeal. According to Judge Mojadedi, three suspects in the lynching were still at large at the time of the May 5 sentencing.
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and her co- actors re-enacted the attack during a protest in Kabul, in what Afghan observers called an unprecedented case of a public theatrical performance commemorating a woman's murder.
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On 19 March 2016, the Women's Political Participation Committee, an Afghan civil society organization, called for reevaluation of the Supreme Court's decisions with more transparency.
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was filmed throwing a large rock the size of a watermelon onto Farkhunda’s face. He claimed to be 17 years old at the time of the crime, and must serve only 10 years due to being a
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also condemned the murder, with a statement from its embassy in Kabul calling for "those responsible to be brought to justice so such heinous acts will never occur again".
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you have to ask how serious it is about progressing the rights of women. Justice for Farkhunda is a reflection of how women will be treated in Afghanistan in the future.
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page and said "A sign of how truly civilized a nation is, is how it treats its women. May Allah restore the honor and respect that women deserve in our societies!"
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On 23 March, hundreds of women protested the attack, demanding that the government prosecute those responsible for Farkhunda's murder. The protest was organized by
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On 19 May 2015, eleven police officers including the local district police chief were sentenced to one year in prison for failing to protect Farkhunda.
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activists in Afghanistan. On 24 March, thousands of people protested the attack in front of the Afghan Ministry of Justice in Kabul. On 27 April,
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slogans while beating Farkhunda. The mob was captured on video accusing her of working with Americans, and of being a French embassy worker.
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was the man who drove his vehicle over Farkhunda. His sentence was also reduced from capital punishment to 20 years in prison.
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he loudly accused her of burning the Quran "in order to save his job and life." An eyewitness said that the mob was chanting
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In August 2015, an examination of the outcome of the proceedings in the matter by a panel of lawyers appointed by President
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Farkhunda's parents said the killing was instigated by the mullah Farkhunda had been speaking to. According to
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/unprecedented-afghan-protest-after-woman-killed-over-koran
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Of 49 suspects tried in the case, four men were originally sentenced to death for their roles in Farkhunda's
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Farkhunda was beaten and killed after allegedly arguing with a charm seller who falsely accused her of
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in Afghanistan expressed outrage over the incident. Ahmad Ali Jebreili, a member of Afghanistan's
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and was preparing to take a teaching post. Her name means "auspicious" and "jubilation" in
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Statement, March 26, 2015, Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
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Bloomberg, Unprecedented Afghan Protest After Woman Killed Over Koran, 24-03-2015,
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Yama Rasaw of the International Policy Digest blamed intolerance among Afghans and
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and residents of Kabul. Farkhunda's murder has also become a rallying point for
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After it was revealed that she did not burn the Quran, the public reaction in
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condemned the attack. A spokeswoman for European Union foreign policy chief
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Farkhunda had previously been arguing with the mullah Zainuddin in front of
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the end of 2015, it was reported that Farkhunda's grave was half-finished.
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Farkhunda’s father expressed that police could have done more to save her.
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during the lynching, including after they were certain Farkhunda was dead.
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announced that it found no evidence that Farkhunda had burned the Quran.
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where she worked as a religious teacher, about his practice of selling
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citizenship. But before reaching their target, they lost their life.”
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formed in the streets around her claiming that she had burned the
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Nine men who were seen in the video of Farkhunda's murder on
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After it was revealed she did not burn the Quran, senior
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government for failing to bring security to Afghanistan.
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The mob then dragged her body to the nearby bank of the
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Like many in Afghanistan, Farkhunda was an observant
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Farkhunda

Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada is located in Kabul
Kabul
Coordinates
34°31′31″N 69°10′42″E / 34.52528°N 69.17833°E / 34.52528; 69.17833
Mob lynching
dragging
strangling
Religious persecution
lynched
mob
Kabul
Afghanistan
crowd
Quran
Hell
burning the Quran
minor
women's rights in Afghanistan
Solidarity Party of Afghanistan
Muslim
hijab
religious studies
Persian
Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque
amulets
burning the Quran
Kabul River
Takbir

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