Press Freedom
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Afghanistan
RSF: Taliban Use Intelligence Unit to Threaten and Repress Journalists
DID Press: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said the Taliban are using an intelligence unit known as “Department 015” to monitor, threaten, detain and torture journalists in Afghanistan. According to the report, which is based on interviews with several Afghan…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Pledges to Ensure Journalists’ Safety and Media Access to Information
DID Press: Taliban’s spokesperson for the Ministry of Information and Culture has said the ministry is coordinating with government agencies to ensure journalists’ safety and facilitate media access to information. The remarks were made on the occasion of the International…
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Afghanistan
RSF Names Taliban Leader and Trump Among Global Press Freedom Restrictors
DID Press: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has included Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and US President Donald Trump on its 2026 list of those restricting press freedom, criticising the suppression of independent media in Afghanistan and limits on journalists’ access to…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA: Journalists Play Vital Role in Promoting Peace and Good Governance
DID Press: On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, marked on November 2, Roza Otunbayeva? Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
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Government
US Senator Sanders Criticizes Trump’s Treatment of Journalists: “People Are Fed Up”
DID Press: US Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized President Donald Trump over his treatment of journalists, describing the president’s behaviour as abnormal. Sanders said Trump had shouted at a reporter after the journalist asked a simple question about the president’s…
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Human Rights
WP Journalist: Settler Attack Strengthened Resolve to Cover Palestinian Suffering
DID Press: Heidi Levine, a photographer for The Washington Post who was severely assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, says the incident has strengthened her determination to continue reporting on the suffering and hardships faced…
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Government
US Lawmakers Condemn Israeli Settler Attack on Washington Post Photographer
DID Press: Several members of the US Congress have condemned an attack by masked Israeli settlers on Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Washington Post, in the occupied West Bank, and called for an investigation into the incident. Levine…
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Government
Pakistan Bans Live Broadcasts of Terrorist Attacks and Security Incidents
DID Press: Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed private news channels to refrain from broadcasting live footage, rebroadcasting, or publishing images of security incidents, including explosions, shootings and terrorist attacks. Under the directive, television channels are permitted to…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Suspends BBC Radio Broadcasts in Afghanistan After Report on Pakistani Airstrikes
DID Press: Taliban has suspended BBC radio broadcasts on FM frequencies in Afghanistan following the publication of an investigative report examining Pakistani airstrikes and damage to sites associated with the Taliban, according to informed sources. The sources said the order…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Seek Institutional Support to Enforce Filming Ban in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Kandahar has formally asked relevant institutions to cooperate in implementing Part Nine of Article 22 of the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of…
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