The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the arbitrary sentencing of an Afghan journalist from Herat, and urged the Taliban to cease its persecution of journalists for their independent reportage.
Afghan journalist Khaled Qaderi has been tried and sentenced to one year in prison by a Taliban military court for social media posts criticising the Taliban regime. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the arbitrary sentencing and urges the Taliban to cease its persecution of journalists for their independent reportage.