Afghan girls' education activist released from detention

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1. Digital Journal

   Afghan girls' education activist released from detention ↗ (opens Digital Journal)

   Published Oct 25, 2023

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   An Afghan activist who campaigned for girls' education was released after seven months in detention on Thursday, his family said, the latest high-profile

2. Al Jazeera

   Afghan girls rights activist Matiullah Wesa released by Taliban ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Oct 25, 2023

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   Wesa, who travelled the country campaigning for girls to have access to education, freed after seven months in prison.

3. NPR

   Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison ↗ (opens NPR)

   Published Oct 25, 2023

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   Matiuallah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have the right to go to school. The Taliban bar girls from school beyond the sixth grade.

4. Washington Times

   Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education ↗ (opens Washington Times)

   Published Oct 25, 2023

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   The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to the group, Pen Path.

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