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Practical Steps to Support Malalai Joya

Posted by Mandolin | May 24th, 2007

Heart at Woman’s Space: The Margins reports* a great list of ways for people to take concrete steps to help Malalai Joya, who has been suspended from the Afghan parliament for insulting warlords.

Here are some of her suggestions, but make sure to check out her post!

YOU CAN do so in the following ways:

- Write to Afghan officials and file your protest for expelling and prosecuting Joya, while the terrorists and human rights violators in the parliament were provided immunity before any court for their past crimes last month.

- Express your concern for Joya’s security during the court sessions as the fundamentalists currently hold key positions in Afghanistan’s judiciary.

- Circulate this letter and ask lawyers and defenders of human rights in your area and country to come forward and help Joya during her court proceedings and defend her.

- Donate to Joya’s security fund online at www.malalaijoya.com/donor/donor_info.php to help improve her security with necessary equipment and facilities, while she is now deprived of all official facilities.

Letters of protest can be sent to the following sources:

President Hamid Karzai
khaleeq.ahmad@gmail.com
president@afghanistangov.org

Supreme Court of Afghanistan
aquddus@supremecourt.gov.af

Afghanistan’s Parliament
hasib_n786@yahoo.com

Interior Ministry
moinews@gmail.com
wahed.moi@gmail.com

Justice Ministry of Afghanistan
info@moj.gov.af
hidayatr@moj.gov.af

We thank you for your prompt action and support and hope you will forward a copy of your letters to mj@malalaijoya.com.

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*edited to fix an error.

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2 Responses to “Practical Steps to Support Malalai Joya”

  1. Women's Space/The Margins Writes:
    May 27th, 2007 at 11:28 am

    The Courage to Make Revolution: Malalai Joya Supporters Rally in Farah and Jalalabad

    Afghan citizens have rallied in Jalalabad and Farah over the past few days carrying banners and placards and chanting slogans demanding that Malalai Joya be returned to her parliament seat and condemning the warlords.
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  2. Women's Space/The Margins Writes:
    May 27th, 2007 at 11:28 am

    The Courage to Make Revolution: Malalai Joya Supporters Rally in Farah and Jalalabad

    Afghan citizens have rallied in Jalalabad and Farah over the past few days carrying banners and placards and chanting slogans demanding that Malalai Joya be returned to her parliament seat and condemning the warlords.
    …

    This comment was written by Women's Space/The Margins.
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