80 journalists detained, tortured under Islamic Emirate rule
KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed concerns over the continued pressure on the media, threats, arrests and torture of journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces.
Category: Arts & Culture
Young Kunduzi graduate sets-up workshop to teach sewing to girls
KUNDUZ CITY (SW) – A young university graduate in Kunduz has set-up a workshop to teach young girls and women the skills of sewing.
Another local radio ceaes operations
MONITORING (SW) – ‘Paktia Ghag’ or Voice of Paktia became the latest radio station to shut operations in Afghanistan amid prevailing difficult financial and political circumstances.
Curbs on press freedom are mounting
KABUL (SW) – Press freedom activists and journalists believe curbs are mounting with every passing day under the rule of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
Call for the release of press freedom activist
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) has called for the immediate release of Ghulam Rabbani, its provincial member in Ghor province, by the forces of the Islamic Emirate.
Authorities warn to close down ‘defaulter’ media houses
KABUL (SW) – A number of media outlets that have not paid their due taxes, license fee or other dues would be closed down, officials warned on Wendesday.
“Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival held in Badghis
QALA-E-NAU (SW) – The Badghis Civil Society Network, in coordination with the province’s sports department, held the “Fraternity and Brotherhood” festival, said officials on Saturday.
AFJM paints grim picture of press freedom, free speech
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media has painted a grim picture of press freedom in the country.
Head of Salam Watandar partner radio arrested in Kandahar
KANDAHAR CITY ( SW) – The local head of a Salam Watandar radio network partner station in Kandahar has been kept in custody by the forces of the Islamic Emirate for hours before being released.
‘Neglecting agriculture could lead to larger humanitarian crisis’
MONITORING (SW) -The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has warned that neglecting agriculture would be a grave strategic mistake that could lead to a systemic collapse, and an even larger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
UNSC urges Islamic Emirate to reopen girls schools
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female students without delay.
Islamic Emirate defend banning BBC, VOA, DW and CGTN
KABUL (SW) -The Islamic Emirate authorities have defended banning telecast of the international broadcasters’ local language programmes in Afghanistan.
