Q&A: Confronting media challenges in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, IFEX spoke to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) about press freedom and the safety of journalists in the country, and steps the organisation is taking to safeguard access to information.
Afghanistan: Two more journalists detained, marking five detentions in one week
The new detentions bring the total number of journalists held this week to five. Currently, at least nine journalists are in custody in the country.
Afghanistan: Poet Haseeb Ahrari is latest victim of the Taliban’s unrelenting crackdown on civil society
Detained Afghan poet Haseeb Ahrari is known for his poems on themes of freedom and patriotism.
Coalition calls for human rights to be at center of UN Afghanistan assessment
IFEX signed a letter calling on the UN Secretary General and High Commissioner for Human Rights to put human rights at the center of the independent assessment requested by the UN Security Council about the situation in Afghanistan.
Women-run radio in Badakhshan province resumes broadcasts after shutdown
The Seday-e-Banowan [Women’s Voice] radio station has resumed operations after being suspended for a week. The Afghanistan Journalists Center said that the suspension sets a dangerous precedent.
Afghanistan: AFJC calls for cancellation of Taliban’s plan to register journalists
The Afghanistan Journalists Center said that the plan violates the essential spirit of journalism, as well as the independence of journalists.
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 3, wounds more than 30, including 16 journalists, at a press award event
The bomb attack took place during an award event marking National Journalists Day in Afghanistan.
Taliban authorities ban journalists from taking pictures and videos in Helmand province
Some leaders have argued that taking photos and videos of living bodies is against the religious code.
AFJC calls for the release of Afghan-French journalist Mortaza Behboudi
Afghan-French reporter Mortaza Behboudi was arrested on 7 January
Afghanistan: AFJC calls for the release of two journalists held in Jalalabad and Khost
Authorities have not explained why journalist Khairullah Parhar has been detained or where he was taken.
Afghanistan: AFJC recorded 260 violations of media freedom in 2022
The report indicates that over half of Afghanistan’s 600 active media outlets have ceased operations and hundreds of journalists and media workers have left the country since the Taliban took power.
Afghanistan: AFJC condemns the torture of a journalist in Takhar province
Zabihullah Noori, a journalist for ‘Takharistan Radio’, was arrested by authorities on 9 December “on charges of being a journalist”.
Taliban shuts down two news websites in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered the closure of the websites of Hasht-e-Subh (8am) newspaper and Zawia News for allegedly “spreading false propaganda”.
Afghanistan: AFJC welcomes the release of journalist Abdulhannan Mohammadi after four months in jail
Afghanistan Journalists Center said that journalist Abdul Hannan Mohammadi of Pajhwok Afghan News should not have been arrested in the first place because he was simply doing his job.
Afghanistan: 245 cases of media violations in first year of Taliban rule
A new report by the Afghanistan Journalists Center shows that over half of 600 media outlets, including radio and television, print and online, have ceased operations, and over 60% of journalists and media employees have been unable to work since the Taliban took power.
How to protect journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan
CPJ has published its recommendations on upholding press freedom in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban regained control of the country.