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, the Taliban has brutally suppressed the Afghan media, stifled independent voices and plunged the country into a silence of fear,” said Célia Mercier, head of RSF’s South Asia unit. Click here to read more (external link).
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