A 22-year-old Afghan athlete, Marzieh Hamidi, who is also a refugee in France, is facing a wave of rape and death threats following the publication of a video on social networks denouncing the situation of women. She has filed a complaint with the French authorities.
Threatened with death for denouncing the Taliban regime. Afghan taekwondo practitioner Marzieh Hamidi is receiving death threats for speaking out in a video published on August 26 on social media about the plight of Afghan women since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. “I am very afraid, I did not leave my country to find myself in a situation where I am in danger again, but this is what I am experiencing once again,” testified Marzieh Hamidi, this Wednesday, September 4, on the France Info morning show.
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For three years, this 22-year-old woman has been a refugee in France and facing threats of rape and death following the publication of her video. Today, she has decided to no longer remain silent. The athlete filed a complaint on Tuesday, September 3 for repeated threats of rape and death, cyberbullying and malicious phone calls.
3000 calls and death threats
3,000 calls and almost as many messages from all over the world have multiplied on her mobile phone. “My life is in danger, I can’t stay at home,” she told our colleagues. Her phone number has ended up in the hands of thousands of people. Result: malicious people are directly threatening her. “We know where you live, we’re going to kill you, we’re going to rape you, you can’t represent women…
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