Fears grow for two Afghan women being ‘tortured’ in Taliban detention

LGBTQ+ immigration charities are pleading for international governments to help free two jailed Afghan women before they are imprisoned or executed.

Maryam Ravish, 19, and Maeve Alcina Pieescu, 23, were arrested and detained by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan after attempting to flee to Iran in March.

After attempting to board a Kabul International Airport flight alongside 20-year-old Parwen Hussaini, the partner of Maryam, reportedly to escape persecution, the pair were detained at a VIP terminal where authorities reportedly found evidence of LGBTQ+ content on their personal devices.