Rights Groups warn of arbitrary arrests of journalists by Taliban

The Taliban have arbitrarily detained nearly 2,000 people in Afghanistan since they regained power in August 2021, according to a report by a rights group released earlier last month.

Human Rights Watch has warned of arbitrary arrests and detention of journalists by Taliban in Afghanistan. Local media watchdogs in Afghanistan and the United Nations have called on the Taliban to stop the arbitrary detention of local journalists in Afghanistan.

According to the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media, 21 journalists were detained across Afghanistan in March.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), in a statement on Feb. 4, 2022 reported an increase in “threats, summonses for interrogation and arbitrary arrests” of journalists in Afghanistan.