8am: The agency reported on Monday that Taliban officials carried out widespread violence against media outlets in the capital and provinces, stating they have severely restricted the publication of critical reports in the country. Human Rights Watch has stated that the situation of journalists, especially female journalists is worse in the provinces in comparison to
The Guardian (UK): The Afghan journalist Zahra Joya has been named as one of Time’s women of the year 2022 for her reporting of women’s lives in Afghanistan through her news agency, Rukhshana Media. Now living as a refugee in the UK, Joya continues to run Rukhshana Media from exile, publishing the reporting of her
8am: The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has reported since political upheaval in Afghanistan in August, there has been an extraordinary disruption in the country’s journalistic community, adding that some newsrooms have been moved out of Afghanistan. Contrary to promises made, GIJN has stressed human rights and freedom of the press, independent media outlets inside
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique February 15, 2022 Following a lightning military advance on Kabul, Taliban militants seized power on August 15. The hard-line Islamists celebrated their victory as the end of more than four decades of war in Afghanistan, and promised a new era of peace and prosperity. But six months later, few in
The Guardian (UK): Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: At least 86 radio stations have halted operations over the past six months, media watchdog organizations reported, saying financial and political issues are the main reasons for the collapse of the Afghan media. February 13th marked the UN’s World Radio Day. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 11, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban said Friday that they had released from custody two foreign journalists and their local colleagues after “verifying their identities.” The announcement came hours after the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had confirmed the detention of the journalists in the capital, Kabul, saying they were
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 11, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says two journalists working for the agency have been detained along with several Afghan workers. “Two journalists on assignment with the UNHCR and Afghan nationals working with them have been detained in Kabul. We are doing our utmost to resolve
Tolo News: At least 318 media outlets have closed since the fall of the Western-backed government in 33 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said. The IFJ in a report on Thursday expressed concerns over the status of Afghan media community. Click here to read more (external link). Related RSF
Lisa Schlein VOA News February 2, 2022 GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on the Taliban for information about the whereabouts of six women who were abducted two weeks ago in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The agency says it is extremely concerned about the fate of the six who were abducted in connection