Back فرخندة Arabic Fərxundə Məlikzadə cinayəti Azerbaijani ফারখুন্দা মালিকজাদা হত্যাকাণ্ড Bengali/Bangla Assassinat de Farkhunda Malikzada Catalan Ferxunde DIQ Asesinato de Farkhunda Spanish قتل فرخنده ملکزاده Persian Meurtre de Farkhunda Malikzada French Uccisione di Farkhunda Malikzada Italian ფარხუნდა მალიქზადა Georgian
| Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada | |
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  Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada (Kabul) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′31″N 69°10′42″E / 34.52528°N 69.17833°E |
| Date | 19 March 2015 |
Attack type | Mob lynching, dragging and strangling |
| Deaths | 1 (Farkhunda Malikzada) |
| Motive | Religious persecution |
Farkhunda Malikzada,[1] commonly referred to as Farkhunda, was a 27-year-old woman who was publicly lynched by a mob in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on 19 March 2015. A large crowd formed in the streets around her claiming that she had burned the Quran, and for that, her accusers announced that she must be sent to Hell right away.[2]
Farkhunda was beaten and killed after allegedly arguing with a charm seller who falsely accused her of burning the Quran. Later police investigations revealed that she had not done so. Her murder led to 49 arrests;[3] three men received twenty-year prison sentences, another eight men received 16-year sentences, a minor who was actually 20 years old but changed his age on birth certificate after the incident, received a ten-year sentence, and eleven police officers received one-year prison terms for failing to protect her.[4] Her murder and the subsequent protests served to draw attention to women's rights in Afghanistan. A memorial to her has been built in Kabul with support of the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.[5][6]
- ^ "Family of Afghan woman lynched by mob demands justice". AlJazeera. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ The Killing of Farkhunda. New York Times. New York Times Retrieved 26 November 2020
- ^ "Trial begins in case of Kabul lynching of Farkhunda". BBC News. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Afghan court quashes Farkhunda mob killing death sentences". BBC News. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "A Memorial To Farkhunda Appears In Kabul". Solidarity Party of Afghanistan. RFE/RL. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Unveiling of Shaheed Farkhunda Monument by Solidarity Party of Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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