Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
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.
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: 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.