Nayera Kohistani lived through the first Taliban rule in her country.
11 Facts About Nayera Kohistani
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Nayera Kohistani was a protester when they came to power again.
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Nayera Kohistani left the country in 2022 after being imprisoned and she is a prominent protester against the "gender apartheid" and criminalisation of gender in Afghanistan.
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Nayera Kohistani was very young when the Taliban had their first period of rule in her country.
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Nayera Kohistani stood in a queue outside the passport office while Taliban supporters whipped those who were queueing.
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Nayera Kohistani joined protests even though she knew that they were under surveillance.
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Nayera Kohistani says that about 50 people were in the protests.
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Tamana Zarriab Paryani was arrested and Nayera Kohistani was among those who were wanted for questioning.
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Nayera Kohistani left Afghanistan in May 2022 with only her son for company as they were the only people in her family with passports.
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On International Women's Day in 2024 Nayera Kohistani joined a panel which included Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, the Maltese ambassador Vanessa Frazier, Professor Penelope Andrews and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai moderated by CNN's Jomana Karadsheh.
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The panel highlighted what Nayera Kohistani called the "criminalisation of gender" in Afghanistan.