Taliban release three Afghan journalists after media crackdown
The Taliban released three employees from the largest television station in Afghanistan after holding them for reporting that the country’s new rules took action against media freedom.
Reports on Tolonews said that the Taliban had banned all broadcasts of foreign drama series, said a channel executive.
Three staff from Tolonews were taken from the station in Kabul on Thursday night and were arrested, according to Khpalwak ached, chief channel news, which was one of those arrested. Sapai later said that he and Nafay Khaleeq, the station’s legal counsel was released in a few hours, then on Thursday.
Bahram was safe, anchor news, stored in detention last night and was released on Friday night, said the station.
After almost 24 hours I had been released from prison. I will always be the voice of people, “wrote safely on his Facebook page.
Our task is to provide information to people,” said Sapai in a statement issued by the network after safe release.
For this reason we always suggest that any problems related to media or tolonews are distributed through the Ministry of Information and Culture.”
Moby Group, a media company that has tolonews, said his detention was the result of reporting stations “about banning … Serious Drama Series” – Decisions made by the Taliban designated services to propagate virtues and prevention of representatives.
After arrest, the Taliban secret service warned in a statement that it would not allow anyone to violate “Islamic principles”, or threaten “mental and psychological security” Afghans.
Some media outlets report cases that mention the religious sentiment of the community and threaten our national security,” said the statement. “In addition, evil and evil elements receive their propaganda material on the country of the content of this media.”
The United Nations and Committee to protect journalists cancel the arrest and demand the Taliban stop harassing Afghan journalists and strangling free expression through threats, arrests, and intimidation.
The Taliban must immediately … stop holding back and intimidating members of the Afghan press corps,” said a statement from CPJ.
The UN mission in Afghanistan stated “his deep concern about the detention of journalists and increasing restrictions was placed in the media in Afghanistan.”
The mission, known as Unama, said on Twitter: “Time for the Taliban to stop choking & forbid. Time for constructive dialogue with the Afghan media community.”
