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Taliban release journalist after six months in custody

Taliban had accused him of publishing material on social media related to Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team.

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Taliban arrest two for dubbing foreign TV series

According to the Taliban, the dubbed content was then distributed through various media channels.

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Taliban extend ban on images of living beings to Sar-e-Pul

Confirming the ban, the Afghanistan Journalists Center said the order has effectively halted all visual television programming in the province.

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Afghan journalist detained in Pakistan, faces threat of deportation

Shams said that they are now facing the possibility of forced deportation to Afghanistan.

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Afghan journalists in exile report widespread self-censorship, study finds

The widespread use of caution, researchers say, has come at a cost to journalistic depth and integrity.

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Afghanistan: Watchdog reports 140 press freedom violations in six months

“These restrictions have created a climate of fear and self-censorship that threatens to erase independent journalism from Afghanistan,” the report.

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Women’s movement in exile welcomes Taliban arrest warrants as ‘hopeful step toward justice’

The movement called for the creation of an independent international judicial committee to monitor and accelerate the legal process.

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UNAMA warns Taliban’s new media rules will deepen fear and self-censorship

UNAMA said the latest directive formalizes existing restrictions on political content in Afghanistan’s media and represents a significant escalation in.

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Bennett condemns Taliban’s new media directive as escalation of authoritarian rule

Bennett said the Taliban’s latest policy targeting political programming on Afghanistan’s media is “deeply concerning”.

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Taliban media directive draws condemnation as ‘another assault’ on press freedom

The Free Speech Centre likened the measures to state-controlled media systems in North Korea, China and Iran.

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