At least four news broadcasters have been taken off air, eight media workers arrested, and two media houses shuttered by the Taliban since March 26, amid a wide-reaching ban on foreign media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU), call for the immediate release of the detained journalists and the retraction of all arbitrary restrictions on both national and international media with the intention of stifling press freedom.
Two radio stations were closed and six reporters were arrested by the Islamic Emirate on Monday in Kandahar, officials of the radio stations and organizations supporting media said.
Two radio stations were closed and six reporters were arrested by the Islamic Emirate on Monday in Kandahar, officials of the radio stations and organizations supporting media said.