Omid Marzban and Michael Scollon Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 14, 2024 Facebook users in Afghanistan fear the Taliban’s plans to block or restrict access to the popular social-media platform will deal a death blow to what is left of free speech in the country. It is unclear what exactly the “finalized” policy announced last
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 9, 2024 Media freedom advocates are expressing alarm over the Taliban’s proposal to restrict or completely ban access to Facebook in Afghanistan and have urged the fundamentalist rulers to reconsider the move. Najibullah Haqqani, minister of telecommunications and Information, announced last week on a local TV news channel that he
Khaama: According to a report,” Najibullah Haqqani, the acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology for the Taliban in Afghanistan, announced in an interview with Tolo News on Saturday night, April 6th, that the ministry has finalized the plan to block the social network Facebook in Afghanistan. It is worth mentioning that since the Taliban
VOA News April 4, 2024 An exiled Afghan journalist was shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, prompting calls from press freedom groups for the Pakistani government to investigate the incident. Ahmad Hanayesh was shot on Wednesday evening by two gunmen on a motorcycle when he was returning home in the capital Islamabad, according to the press freedom group
8am: The relationship between the Taliban and the media is defined by the interests of this group. During the Taliban’s first emirate, they shut down all visual, audio, and written media outlets, except for one or two Taliban-affiliated outlets like “Voice of Sharia,” to control public opinion. Even those who owned televisions and satellite dishes
WP: The Taliban-run government is fostering a thriving community of YouTube influencers and video bloggers in Afghanistan, seeking to shape a positive narrative about the country by rewarding those who have welcome viewpoints with access to stories that can draw millions of views online. Meanwhile, videos that are critical of the Taliban have largely disappeared
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 1, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have reportedly warned of barring female journalists and women at large from media platforms unless they comply with a dress code requiring that only their eyes be visible. The Afghanistan Journalists Center, or AFJC, a press freedom organization, said the warning was issued
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 25, 2024 The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported that Taliban police authorities in the eastern Khost Province have banned girls from contacting local radio and television channels and warned local media outlets not to accept phone calls from girls. Regional security head Abdul Rashid Omari cited the potential for spreading immorality as
Khaama: The head of the Public Invitation and Guidance Department of the de facto administration stated that many media employees still commit a major sin by shaving their beards. Mohammad Hashem Shahid Wror, the head of the Public Invitation and Guidance Department of the Taliban, said on Tuesday, February 20th in a meeting, that growing
Khaama: Mansoor Nekmal, the Editor in Chief of Khaama Press, has been detained following a summons to the [Taliban] Ministry of Vice and Virtue, sparking urgent calls for his release and a rallying cry for press freedom in Afghanistan..The detention came after a recent report published by Khaama Press on the hijab issue, which led