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.
Self-exiled Afghan journalists left in the lurch in Pakistan
Afghanistan Journalists Center continues to urge the international community to support the safe resettlement of at-risk Afghan journalists and media workers.
Afghanistan: Two journalists go missing, two detained
Independent journalists have come under growing pressure in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in August 2021.
Afghan journalist Ali Akbar Khairkhah disappears in Kabul, Taliban cracks down on women reporters
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Taliban authorities to investigate the disappearance of Afghan journalist Ali Akbar Khairkhah and ensure that local officials allow female journalists to do their jobs without interference.
Act quickly to protect Afghan journalists, RSF tells new UN special rapporteur
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has sent a letter to Richard Bennett, the UN’s new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, about the deteriorating press freedom situation in the country and the need to stop the arbitrary arrests targeting journalists.
Civil society calls on international actors in Afghanistan to secure digital identity and biometric data immediately
More than 50 civil society organizations and individuals, including IFEX, have signed a statement calling on international institutions to take immediate action to restrict and secure biometric and other digital identity databases in Afghanistan.
Civil society and media organisations call on the G7 to protect and evacuate journalists and media workers in Afghanistan
Ahead of the G7 summit on the situation in Afghanistan, civil society and media organisations present key recommendations to ensure the urgent protection of journalists, media workers and their families.
Pakistan to facilitate visas for journalists and media personnel in Afghanistan
The Pakistan Press Foundation hopes that the decision of the Pakistan government to facilitate the visas of journalists in Afghanistan will act as a resource to a safe passageway for members of the media who are currently in need of a safe exit.
EFJ calls on European governments to expand refugee visa programmes for Afghan journalists
“We were shocked to learn that some European countries, such as Belgium, were still sending rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan… European countries owe assistance to Afghan refugees, including journalists and media workers who have sometimes taken undue risks to inform world opinion.”
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban militants kill a media center manager and kidnap a journalist
Taliban forces are accused of attacking several journalists in Afghanistan. The latest victims were Afghan media center manager Toofan Omari who was killed in Kabul, while journalist Nematullah Hemmat was kidnapped in Helmand province.
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in southern Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Journalists Center is calling for an investigation after Reuters journalist Ahmad Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters. He is the sixth journalist to be killed in Afghanistan this year.
News anchor Mina Khairi killed in Kabul blast
Female news anchor Mina Khairi of Ariana News was killed in an IED blast on 3 June. She is the fifth journalist and media worker to be killed in 2021 in Afghanistan.
A global call for the UN Security Council to act against the killing of journalists in Afghanistan
In a letter to the UNSC and UNAMA, civil society organisations from around the globe highlight the wave of journalist killings in Afghanistan and urge them to act now.
Afghanistan: Three female media workers shot to death in Eastern Nangarhar province
The three female workers of the Enikas TV network were on their way home from work when they were shot in two separate attacks.
Afghanistan: Radio journalist assassinated in central Ghor province
Afghan radio journalist Besmillah Adel Aimaq was shot dead in a car ambush making him the fifth media worker to be killed in two months in Afghanistan.