UN Demands Answers After Taliban Detains 3 Journalists
UNAMA urged the Taliban to explain the legal basis for the arrests after a raid on TOLOnews and Moby Group and the detention of at least three journalists.
- On Thursday, the Taliban government detained at least three journalists, including TOLOnews staff Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, and Ahmad Jawed Niazi, head of the Paigard News Agency.
- Following a sweeping raid on the broadcaster and its parent company, Moby Group, Afghanistan's Ministry of Information and Culture confirmed the arrests, stating cases remain under investigation without specifying charges.
- International concern mounted Thursday as the United Nations mission expressed "serious concern" over the detentions, while Kunal Majumder, the CPJ Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator, said the arrests "underscores the climate of fear facing journalists in Afghanistan."
- Rights groups, including the Afghanistan Media Support Organisation, called for immediate, unconditional release of the reporters, while the Afghanistan Journalists Center urged the Taliban to cease all media suppression efforts.
- Since 2021, Afghanistan ranks 175 out of 180 in the Reporters Without Borders press freedom index, with more than 40% of media outlets closed, making it one of the world's most dangerous environments for journalists.
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UN and media rights groups say Afghanistan's Taliban have arrested 3 journalists
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