VOA News November 27, 2024 By Jocelyn Mintz Washington — Journalists in Afghanistan are forced to navigate an environment of “censorship and tight restrictions” under Taliban rule, the United Nations has said. From the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2021, to September 30 of this year, the Taliban have detained journalists 256 times and 130 cases
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat has instructed journalists in the province to refrain from photographing the group’s officials during both official and unofficial meetings. This latest directive follows similar restrictions previously enforced in other provinces across Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement that the Taliban has intensified their repression of the media and the persecution of journalists. The organisation called on the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture to end the “violation of the right to access information” in Afghanistan. “Since returning to power in August 2021,
By Farangis Najibullah and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 2, 2024 Barna’s working day begins early in the morning, hours before she enters her office at a private media outlet in Kabul’s trendy Karte-e Char area. Barna, a 26-year-old Afghan reporter whose name has been changed for security reasons, says she carefully chooses stories to pitch to
Afghanistan International: Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister for the Promotion of Virtue, in his recent visits to the provinces, has emphasised on the strict implementation of the Law on the Promotion of Virtue. Informed sources said that the main purpose of these trips was to enforce the ban on photography and filming. Hanafi called on
8am: Access to information is a fundamental human right, allowing citizens to participate in decision-making and social activities. However, under Taliban rule, access to information in Afghanistan has been severely restricted by the group’s repressive policies. The media landscape in the country has never been more constrained, and journalists report that the Taliban’s restrictions and
“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.” – Jim Morrison Michael Hughes: The Taliban movement began implementing yet another round of antediluvian measures for the sole purpose of ensuring its grip on power, this time a ban on airing or publishing images of “living beings.” It is of course important to underscore that most of
Afghanistan International: Apple TV Plus, Apple’s movie and series streaming service, announced that it will begin airing the documentary “Bread and Roses” on November 22 of this year. The film, made by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, explores the lives and struggles of some women in the early weeks after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.
By Roshan Noorzai VOA News October 17, 2024 Washington — The Taliban has ordered media in three provinces of Afghanistan to stop airing images of any living being, a drastic step widely criticized by journalism and civil liberty groups. A Taliban official said this week that state-run media in the provinces of Takhar, Kandahar, and Maidan Wardak
AFP: Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced. “The law applies to all Afghanistan… and it will be implemented gradually” by persuading people images of living things are against Islamic law, spokesman for