Articles tagged with "Afghan journalists"

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UN voices 'serious concern' over detention of Afghan journalists

United Nations express "serious concern" over the detention of at least three Afghan journalists, arrested last week by Taliban security agencies on unknown charges

May 14, 2026

A member of the Taliban special forces pushes a journalist (L) covering a demonstration by women protestors outside a school in Kabul on September 30, 2021. (AFP)

Afghan journalists report growing fear, pressure under Taliban rule

Afghan journalists say they are working under constant fear of detention and violence as Taliban restrictions tighten and press freedom continues to shrink.

May 14, 2026