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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom - DawatMedia24 Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom Opinion By admin On Oct 23, 2025 283 Share Journalists Face Arrest, Torture; Journalists in Exile at Risk of Forced Return The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased, the need for independent news outlets in Afghanistan has become even greater. Journalists described both the harsh conditions in Afghanistan and growing challenges facing those living in exile. The Taliban should end the arbitrary detention, torture, and other ill-treatment of journalists, discriminatory restrictions on women journalists, and censorship. Countries with Afghan journalists in exile should end their forced return to Afghanistan. ( Human Rights Watch -New York) – The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan ’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. They have subjected the remaining news outlets to surveillance and censorship, and punished journalists and other med…

Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom - The Forum - Agora Dialogue Journalists Face Arrest, Torture; Journalists in Exile at Risk of Forced Return The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased, the need for independent news outlets in Afghanistan has become even greater. Journalists described both the harsh conditions in Afghanistan and growing challenges facing those living in exile. The Taliban should end the arbitrary detention, torture, and other ill-treatment of journalists, discriminatory restrictions on women journalists, and censorship. Countries with Afghan journalists in exile should end their forced return to Afghanistan. Officials and Journalists attend a Taliban press conference at the Government Media and Information Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2025. © 2025 Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo ( New York ) – The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan ’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. They have subjected the re…

Afghanistan: Taliban Trample Media Freedom - Human Rights Watch Click to expand Image Officials and Journalists attend a Taliban press conference at the Government Media and Information Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2025. © 2025 Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased, the need for independent news outlets in Afghanistan has become even greater. Journalists described both the harsh conditions in Afghanistan and growing challenges facing those living in exile. The Taliban should end the arbitrary detention, torture, and other ill-treatment of journalists, discriminatory restrictions on women journalists, and censorship. Countries with Afghan journalists in exile should end their forced return to Afghanistan. (New York) – The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan ’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. They have subjected the remaining news outlets to surveillance and censorship, and punished jo…

5 things to know after 4 years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan | AP News A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) Afghan refugees children play next to trucks loaded with their family’s belonging as they wait to leave for their homeland Afghanistan, at a highway in Landi Kotal, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad, File) A Taliban fighter sits among the rifles on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon, File) Afghan Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer while a Taliban fighter stands guard in the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) The Talibanseized control of Afghanistanin 2021 for the second time. Since then, the former insurgents have consolidated their grip on power, excluded women and girls from public life, stamped out internal dissent an…

„Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom“, Dokument #2131397 The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased, the need for independent news outlets in Afghanistan has become even greater. Journalists described both the harsh conditions in Afghanistan and growing challenges facing those living in exile. The Taliban should end the arbitrary detention, torture, and other ill-treatment of journalists, discriminatory restrictions on women journalists, and censorship. Countries with Afghan journalists in exile should end their forced return to Afghanistan. (New York) – The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan ’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. They have subjected the remaining news outlets to surveillance and censorship, and punished journalists and other media workers for any perceived criticism. Afghan journalists in exile who fled Taliban persecution now face increasing threats of forced return to Afghanistan, where they fear retaliat…

9 facts on women's rights in Afghanistan - Medica Mondiale Women's rights in Afghanistan are not respected: restricted freedom of movement, restrictive dress codes, no protection from violence, forced marriage In Afghanistan, people have been suffering for decades from starvation, war and terror. However, the situation in the country deteriorated drastically in August 2021 as the Taliban took power. According to theWorld Food Programme(WFP), in 2023 two thirds of the population are dependent on humanitarian assistance – almost three times as many as in 2021. For women and girls. the situation is particularly dramatic. It took only a few months for the Islamists to act with incomparable severity towards women and girls as they took away their right to self-determination and wiped out20 years of progressfor the rights of women and girls in the country. In spite of theirinitial promisesto respect women’s rights within the framework of Sharia law, the Taliban issued numerous decrees that prevent women and girls from exercising their basic rights to freedom of expression, liberty, work and education. Afghans who do take to the streets to protest for their rights are being threatened,…

Taliban Internet Shutdown: Afghanistan Plunges into Silence ... Social Media After the Taliban ordered the shutdown of fiber-optic internet in several provinces, several journalists have said this move has made news coverage extremely difficult and nearly impossible to provide information. They add that if this situation continues, Afghanistan will sink into complete silence. These journalists emphasize that the restrictions not only disrupt their daily work but also threaten freedom of information and the people’s right to know. According to them, the Taliban have taken this measure to prevent the dissemination of content that contradicts their policies. Some of these journalists told the Hasht-e Subh Daily that cutting high-speed internet imposes an unprecedented level of censorship and will undermine both journalistic work and the public’s right to access information. They warn that if this continues, widespread repression may begin across Afghanistan. In their view, the Taliban may further expand their oppression and weaken international monitoring more than ever before. Abdullah (pseudonym), a journalist in Kabul, expressed concern over the fiber-optic internet shutdown in…

Not all men? <p>EVER since <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1640974">Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021</a>, the world has turned very bleak for Afghan women. As they did when they first took power in the 1990s, the Taliban immediately set about erasing women from public spaces in Afghanistan. Deploying a self-serving interpretation of religion, they issued edicts requiring women to cover themselves completely in public and be constantly accompanied by a male guardian. In later months, they imposed even more draconian restrictions, make it nearly impossible for women to work outside the home even in desperately needed professions like medicine and teaching. Currently, women can only get primary education. If there is any other freedom left to prohibit, it is a safe bet that they have eliminated it.</p> <p>Banning women from public spaces is strategic for the Taliban. It is easy to crack down on the vulnerable, and women are undoubtedly the least powerful in Afghanistan’s war-torn reality. Imposing veils and other restrictions immediately transforms public spaces, where half the population is now suddenly absent or swathed in layers of fabric. Policing this vulnerable popul…

Afghanistan: Taliban blocks the internet and social media, cracks ... DATE POSTED : 02.12.2025 Civic space in Afghanistan remains rated as‘closed’. Since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the de facto authorities continue to commit human rights violations and crimes under international law against the Afghan people, especially women and girls, with absolute impunity. Civil society activists, journalists and others face severe restrictions, and activists have been arbitrarily arrested and detained for their criticism of the Taliban. Those who are detained are often denied access to urgent medical and legal assistance. Others have faced harassment, intimidation and violence, and some have been killed. The Taliban have also raided media offices and detained journalists. Some activists have been tortured and ill-treated. On 6th October 2025, the UN Human Rights Councilapproveda landmark resolution creating an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan. The resolution was led by the European Union and adopted by consensus. The new mechanism istaskedwith systematically collecting, preserving, and analysing evidence of serious violations of international law — including…