Taliban arrests women activists, journalists in Hazara neighbourhood of Kabul

Nov 04, 2022

Taliban arrested women journalists and human rights activists, along with four men from the Hazara neighbourhood in West Kabul and intrusively disrupted a women's...

UNAMA expresses concern over restrictions on media in Afghanistan

Apr 09, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 9 : Noting the consistent arbitrary arrests of Afghan journalists by the Taliban, the United Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)...

Taliban arrests 5 journalists after forming caretaker govt in Afghanistan

Sep 08, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 : A day after forming the new caretaker government, the Taliban on Wednesday arrested five journalists of Etilaatroz, a daily...

Women journalists in Afghanistan claim they are occasionally barred from attending press conferences

Jun 17, 2023

Some women journalists in Afghanistan have said that they are occasionally banned from attending press conferences held by the Taliban, TOLO News reported.

Over 200 media outlets close down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: Report

Aug 17, 2023

The Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in its latest findings revealed that more than 200 cases of violence and arrests involving journalists were recorded...

UNAMA urges Taliban to stop harassing journalists

Jun 01, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 : Amid the increasing atrocities against women journalists in Afghanistan, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called out...