The lady, who is called Odessa within the Channel 4 movie, explains she was overwhelmed by her husband so badly that he was jailed, nonetheless, after the Taliban got here into energy final yr, he was launched from jail.
Conscious that her welfare is in jeopardy, Odessa managed to efficiently escape to Pakistan however is met with additional devastation when the person she runs to for assist later gang rapes her together with his pals.
‘My ex-husband despatched folks from Kabul to kill me, an honour killing as a result of I left him and despatched him to jail,’ she says. ‘However I obtained away, and I'm now in Islamabad. I've nothing there.
‘A person supplied to assist me quickly after I arrived with meals and lodging. At first, he was good, however then he introduced his pals over. They obtained excessive after which they raped me.’
Shedding additional gentle on her helpless state of affairs, Odessa shares that she tried to take her personal life.
‘I'm trapped right here having intercourse for meals and lodging,’ she continues. That is my future. I've tried to commit suicide. This can be a jail.
‘I'm filled with despair. I'm filled with upset. My household has rejected me. My life ruined.’
Odessa was pressured into marriage by her household after her relationship with one other woman was found on the age of 14.
She was overwhelmed by her father and brother after they discovered of her sexuality.
The Taliban’s coverage on LGBTQ+ folks in Afghanistan is execution. ‘We haven’t heard about any incident involving homosexual folks, however homosexuality is a criminal offense,’ the Taliban informed the documentary. ‘If proved that somebody is working towards it the case shall be handled by the courts.
‘There are totally different punishments… Some students say they need to be burnt alive; others have decided the punishment of collapsing a wall over them; some others desire imprisonment. The Nice Imam of our department decided throwing them from the highest of a mountain.’
Homosexual Underneath The Taliban exposes the horrific remedy of LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan for the reason that Taliban retook management of the nation in August 2021.
Talking to a handful of survivors residing in Afghanistan at this time who've been anonymised so their identities could be protected, the movie reveals the harrowing on a regular basis actuality these individuals are pressured to exist in, and the life-threatening challenges and precautions they need to take to reside.
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