Afghan women protest in Germany; “recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan”

A number of Afghan women’s rights activists who had previously gone on hunger strike in Cologne to recognize “gender apartheid” in the German city of Cologne have resumed their protest by setting up a sit-in tent in Wiper fort.

Tamanna Zaryab Paryani, an Afghan women’s rights activist in Germany, posted a video on her Facebook account on Friday, saying that the international community and international organizations have not acted to meet the demands of women protesters.

Ms. Paryani added that the sit-in, which is not accompanied by a hunger strike, will continue indefinitely.

She stressed that women sit-ins call on countries around the world to recognize “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan and end “oppression” in the country.

Women and girls faced unprecedented restrictions after the fall of the previous Afghan regime. They are currently denied the right to work and are not allowed to attend schools and universities.