Kandahar’s Female Journalists Silenced by Work Bans
“Unemployment has created mental health problems for me. No one can support the family, and I have no way to...
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A Region Without Voices: Pakistan’s Press Restrictions Mirror Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
"Democracies protect journalists, not persecute them. A free independent press strengthens the democratic process and thereby the politicians.” By Kazim Jafari...
Taliban’s Latest Arrests Signal a Structural Shift in Media Repression
ADN The recent detention of three Afghan journalists in Kabul marks more than another episode in the Taliban’s ongoing crackdown...
Afghanistan Tops the World’s Unhappiest Nations
By Kazim Jafari Afghanistan has once again been named the unhappiest country in the world, according to the latest global happiness...
RSF 2025: Press Freedom Collapses in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran
By A. Shafaq The 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) offers a stark assessment of the...
Deadliest Year for Journalists: A Grim Record of Impunity and Suppression
By Shinwari In 2024, Pakistan plunged deeper into a crisis for press freedom, setting a record with the tragic murders...
Pakistan’s Digital Clampdown: A Threat to Democracy and Free Speech
By Fatima Chaudhary In recent months, Pakistan has witnessed a significant intensification in efforts by the government to regulate and...
