The Guardian: At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN
Human rights official says group conducting house-to-house searches and threatening journalists
The Taliban’s violent crackdown on protests against their hardline rule has already led to four documented deaths, according to a UN human rights official who said the group had used live ammunition, whips and batons to break up demonstrations.
Ravina Shamdasani, the UN’s rights spokesperson, told a briefing in Geneva that it had also received reports of house-to-house searches for those who participated in the protests.
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Update #1: Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent - UN (Jerusalem Post/Reuters) Update #2: UN condemns Taliban violence against peaceful protesters (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: It is going to get worse.