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1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media
1 month, 2 weeks ago

1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media

Al Jazeera  

President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire US missiles into Russia has brought the world’s two leading nuclear powers to a head. Contributors: Branko Marcetic – Writer, Jacobin Magazine Leonid Ragozin – Journalist & author Pauline Maufrais – Ukraine program manager, Reporters Without Borders Sevgil Musaieva – Editor-in-chief, Ukrainska Pravda On our radar Israel’s media and political class have …

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Blast in Afghanistan's Kabul's money change market, according to reports
2 years, 9 months ago

Blast in Afghanistan's Kabul's money change market, according to reports

Firstpost  

Two money exchangers have confirmed the casualties due to the blast, Tolo News reported Kabul: An explosion occurred in Afghanistan’s Kabul on Sunday morning, media reported citing locals. Two money exchangers have confirmed the casualties due to the blast, Tolo News reported today “An explosion occurred in Sarai Shahzada in Kabul on Sunday,” Tolo News said in a Tweet. A …

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Taliban detain journalists over report on TV show censoring
2 years, 9 months ago

Taliban detain journalists over report on TV show censoring

The Hindu  

Taliban intelligence men came in the night to arrest three staff of TOLO TV, one of Afghanistan’s largest television stations, a channel executive said Friday. The country's new rulers apparently didn’t like a story the broadcaster aired on their decision to ban foreign drama series from local television, said Khpalwak Sapai, head of TOLONews, who was among the three arrested. …

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Afghan journalists lament ‘bleak’ future for media under Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

Afghan journalists lament ‘bleak’ future for media under Taliban

Al Jazeera  

New regime forces exodus of journalists from Afghanistan where a free press was one of the few real gains of Western occupation. Butler fears that, like Myanmar, the future of Afghanistan’s media is “bleak”, but he understands why so many journalists left both the countries, operating in exile. We have so many examples that the Taliban didn’t and still don’t …

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United Nations raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists
3 years, 4 months ago

United Nations raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists

India TV News  

The United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm over Taliban crackdowns on peaceful protests, many of them by women demanding equal rights, and journalists covering such events. Tagi Daryabi said he and a colleague were covering a protest earlier this week by women demanding their rights from Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. It said reports point to an increasing use of …

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UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists
3 years, 4 months ago

UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm over Taliban crackdowns on peaceful protests, many of them by women demanding equal rights, and journalists covering such events. Tagi Daryabi said he and a colleague were covering a protest earlier this week by women demanding their rights from Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. It said reports point to an …

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5 journalists working with Kabul daily Etilaatroz arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan: Reports
3 years, 4 months ago

5 journalists working with Kabul daily Etilaatroz arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan: Reports

India TV News  

At least five journalists from Etilaatroz, a daily newspaper in Kabul, have been arrested by Taliban, TOLO News quoted Zaki Daryabi, the editor in chief of the newspaper, as saying. Previously, the banned Tehr­eek-i-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella organistaion of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists against calling them a "terrorist outfit" or they will be treated …

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Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghanistan’s most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas and music shows with tamer programs tailored to the country’s new Taliban rulers, who have issued vague directives that media must not contradict Islamic laws or harm the national interest. “The media is important to them, but what they do to …

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With press freedom on the line, Afghan media brace for what's next under Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

With press freedom on the line, Afghan media brace for what's next under Taliban rule

New Indian Express  

Although the U.S. and its allies failed to create a stable democracy in Afghanistan, they did succeed in creating a thriving press, said Steven Butler, Asia program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists. In one known case, the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said Taliban militants going door to door in a hunt for one of its journalists shot and …

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Tolo News journalist thrashed, held at gunpoint by Taliban while reporting in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Tolo News journalist thrashed, held at gunpoint by Taliban while reporting in Kabul

India Today  

An Afghan reporter working with Tolo News Ziar Yaad and a cameraman were thrashed by the Taliban in Kabul while they were reporting in the city. Tolo News has reported that on Tuesday, reporter Ziar Yaad and his cameraman were beaten up by Taliban fighters while they were reporting in Kabul about local issues of poverty and unemployment. Cameras, technical …

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Attack on Afghan reporter tests Taliban’s media freedom pledge
3 years, 4 months ago

Attack on Afghan reporter tests Taliban’s media freedom pledge

Al Jazeera  

Ziar Khan Yaad from TOLO TV was attacked by apparent Taliban members in Kabul, raising question over promised media freedoms. What I feared was being caged, not being able to go outside and continue my work by Photojournalist Roya Heydari, who fled to France Last week, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said the Taliban killed and injured two family members of …

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‘Won’t relinquish our rights’: Afghan women protest, say haven’t been allowed to work by Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Won’t relinquish our rights’: Afghan women protest, say haven’t been allowed to work by Taliban

Hindustan Times  

Afghan women working in government and non-government organisations have said the Taliban will have to take them into account as the hardline Islamist group discuss the formation of a new regime in the country. Several women, including human rights activists, have said they have worked hard for their rights over the past two decades and cannot go back. In the …

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Afghan media mogul battles to keep TOLO TV on air as the Taliban returns to power
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan media mogul battles to keep TOLO TV on air as the Taliban returns to power

ABC  

TOLO TV is Afghanistan's most popular television station. Key points: Afghan Australian media mogul Saad Mohseni is in talks with the Taliban over TOLO TV's future The network shows Afghanistan's most popular shows, including music program Afghan Star There are fears for media freedoms which were only won after the Taliban were toppled in 2001 The TV network was founded …

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