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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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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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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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Afghan Journalist Majrooh Released After Five Days In Custody

19th February, 2023 · admin

DPA: An Afghan journalist was released from detention on February 19 after spending five days in custody in the country’s southern province of Kandahar. Afghanistan’s Journalists Center welcomed the release of Tolonews journalist Mohammadyar Majrooh, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all other journalists still in prison. Authorities provided no reason why Majrooh

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Posted in Censorship, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Dozens of Radio Channels Stop Broadcasting in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

13th February, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News February 13, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Economic hardship and media restrictions stemming from the 2021 return to power of Afghanistan’s Taliban have reportedly forced approximately 34% of radio stations to shutter operations in the country, rendering hundreds of men and women jobless. The Afghan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU), a Kabul-based local media monitor,

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Posted in Economic News, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom, unemployment |
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Afghan Radio Squeezed By Economic and Political Pressures

12th February, 2023 · admin

Roshan Noorzai VOA News February 12, 2023 WASHINGTON — Fifteen years ago, Noorullah Stanikzai returned to his home province of Logar to open a radio station broadcasting cultural and educational programs. But the future of his station, Zinat FM, has seemed uncertain since the Taliban took power in August 2021. “I am seriously considering closing the

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Posted in Economic News, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Life under Taliban rule, Press Freedom |
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Media Watchdog Urges Release Of Journalist Detained In Kabul

6th February, 2023 · admin

AP: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) along with 14 French media outlets and production companies called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on February 6 to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul. In a joint statement, RSF and French media said journalist Mortaza Behbudi, who holds dual French and Afghan citizenship, was arrested

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Posted in Human Rights, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Press Freedom |
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