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Media in Khost Complain of ‘Shortage of Content’ Due to Official Policies

21st May, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: The head of the media organizations in the southeastern province of Khost voiced concerns that they have been struggling with a shortage of content because their publications must meet Islamic Emirate [Taliban] policies. The officials said that it is difficult to prepare their content rapidly in a way that also meets the demands

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Posted in Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Khost, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Taliban Release 4 Journalists Detained for Entertainment Shows

11th May, 2023 · admin

Roshan Noorzai VOA News May 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Taliban released four Afghan journalists on Wednesday after detaining them for two days in the southeastern province of Khost. Sakhi Sarwar Miakhil, editor in chief of Gharghasht TV; Pamir Andish, editor in chief of Cheenar Radio; Abdul Rahman Ashna of Nan FM, and Mohammaduddin Shah Khiali,

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Posted in Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Khost, Life under Taliban rule |
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Taliban’s Plan to Provide Financial Support for Media Raises Concerns: NAI

8th May, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The Ministry of Information and Culture is working on a plan so that the media should receive financial support and continue serving the Afghan community. Free speech experts and media-supporting institutions are not very optimistic about the implementation of this plan. They believe that Islamic Emirate [Taliban] is trying to control media and enforce

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban | Tags: Press Freedom |
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Stop Detaining, Imprisoning Journalists: UN Chief

3rd May, 2023 · admin

Khaama: On Wednesday, World Press Freedom Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that “the world must stand with journalists as they stand for the truth.” On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AFJC) released a report on the deteriorating situation of the media in Afghanistan, noting that violence cases against

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Detain and torture by Taliban, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Journalists Criticize Lack of Access to Information

15th April, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: A number of journalists on Saturday criticized the lack of access to information and said that spokesmen of government institutions are not cooperating with them in this respect. Lack of access to information has been one of the main challenges for journalists over the past 19 months. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Taliban Crackdown on Press: Three Journalists Arrested in Baghlan Province

6th April, 2023 · admin

8am: Sources from the province report that Gholam-Ali Wahdat, a journalist for the private television network “Tanwir,” as well as Safiullah Wafa and Noor-Agha, reporters for “Radio Television Afghanistan” were arrested from their homes in Pul-e-Khumri, the center of Baghlan, on Thursday morning. These journalists were reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence, but the reason for

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Baghlan, Press Freedom |
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Women-Run Radio Station Banned in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

31st March, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Taliban have shut down Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy, according to the officials of the local radio station. According to the Taliban’s Director of Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, Moezuddin Ahmadi, the women-run radio station was forced to cease its operation

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Posted in Afghan Women, Media, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Bomb Blast in Northern Afghanistan Kills 1, Wounds 5 Journalists

11th March, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News March 11, 2023 ISLAMABAD — A bomb blast tore through a Shiite cultural center in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province Saturday, killing a security guard and wounding at least eight people. A local police spokesman, Mohammad Asif Waziri, told VOA the blast had targeted a ceremony honoring the Afghan media in the

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Media, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Balkh, Sectarian violence in Afghanistan, Shiites, Taliban Security Failure |
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UN Pressure Unlikely to Change Taliban Approach to Media ‘Threat’

26th February, 2023 · admin

Michael Hughes: Even if the UN successfully intervenes to persuade the Taliban to release a Franco-Afghan reporter held captive in Afghanistan for nearly fifty days, it will not change Kabul’s crackdown because the radical movement understands the power of media. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called upon the UN to take all measures possible to get

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Opinion/Editorial, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Taliban’s Latest Decree in Parwan Requires Media to Publish Content Verified by Bakhtar News Agency

20th February, 2023 · admin

8am: In a recent order issued in Parwan, the Taliban has mandated that all media outlets must publish content that has been approved by the Bakhtar News Agency. This move is seen as an attempt to control the narrative and restrict the free flow of information in the country. The Bakhtar News Agency is presently

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Parwan, Press Freedom |
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