Peace for Farkhunda

Rights activists in Afghanistan planted a pine tree on the riverbank spot where the body of Farkhunda, a woman who was beaten to death, was set alight. The incident sparked protests in Kabul where hundreds of demonstrators blocked the road outside the mosque where the incident occurred and marched along the riverside route, starting from where the attack began.

Many women in the crowd wore masks of Farkhunda’s battered and bloodied face, which has appeared widely on social media. They carried a banner accusing the government of breaking promises to end corruption and bring rule of law to Afghanistan.

Afghan residents look at a green tree that was planted as a memorial on the bank of a river near to where a woman was beaten

Afghan residents look at a green tree that was planted as a memorial on the bank of a river near to where a woman was beaten with sticks and stones, thrown from a roof and run over by a car in Kabul.

An Afghan resident walks inside a shrine near to where where Farkhunda was beaten.

Afghan residents walk through a shrine near to where a woman was beaten with sticks and stones, thrown from a roof and run over by a car.

An Afghan female protester, her face painted red to depict Farkhunda's bloodied face, shouts slogans with others during a rally in front of The Supreme Court in Kabul.

Afghan protesters hold banners as they shout slogans during a rally in front of The Supreme Court in Kabul on March 24, 2015, held to protest the killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda.

Members of civil society organizations chant slogans during a protest to condemn the killing of 27-year-old woman, Farkhunda, who was beaten with sticks and set on fire by a crowd of men in central Kabul in broad daylight.

An Afghan protester looks on as demonstrators shout slogans during a rally.