Marc Perelman
|
France24 |
Reporter |
Threat/denial of Access |
GDI |
May 31 |
Kabul |
France 24 journalist Marc Perelman had intended to conduct an interview with Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. However, the Taliban denied him the authorization to carry out the interview. |
Anonymous
|
local radio station |
Reporter |
Threat of arrest |
GDI |
Oct 23 |
Aibak |
He was summoned and interrogated by GDI on accusations of cooperating with exile media. |
Anonymous
|
A private TV channel |
presenter |
Threat of arrest |
Ministry of information and culture/GDI |
Oct 9 |
Kabul |
The presenter was summoned by the Media Complaint Commission for conducting interviews with dissidents and analysts who were critical of the Taliban, as well as for discussing the ban on education for girls under Taliban rule. He was advised against inviting these individuals to engage in televised debates and was also instructed not to repeat this kind of programming in the future. |
local media
|
Two radio stations and a TV channel |
Daikundi and Aftab radios, Sabzha TV |
Threat |
GDI |
Oct 8 |
Nili |
GDI unlawfully seized the equipment belonging to two private radio stations, namely Daikundi and Aftab, along with Sabzha TV in central Daikundi province. Following the Taliban's takeover of the country on August 15, 2021, the offices of Daikundi and Aftab radios, as well as Sabzha TV, were looted. As a result, a significant portion of their equipment was stolen, rendering these media outlets inoperative. GDI falsely declared the confiscated items as government property. |
Sultan Ali Jawadi, Saifullah Rezaei &Mojtaba Qasemi
|
Nasim radio |
Director& reporters |
Arrest |
GDI |
Sep 27 |
Nili |
GDI members stormed Nasim Radio's office in Nili city, detaining Sultan Ali Javadi and reporters Saifullah Rezaei and Mojtaba Qasemi. They confiscated their work tools and sealed the gate of the radio station and transferred the detainees the intelligence office in Nili. |
Nasim Radio
|
local media |
radio station |
Threat/closure |
GDI |
Sep 27 |
Nili |
GDI members stormed Nasim Radio's office in Nili city, detaining Sultan Ali Javadi and reporters Saifullah Rezaei and Mojtaba Qasemi. They confiscated their work tools and sealed the gate of the radio station and transferred the detainees the intelligence office in Nili. |
Anonymous
|
local media |
radio station |
Threat of arrest |
Department of Information and Culture |
Sep 21 |
Sheberqan |
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Mohammad Hossein Velayati
|
Tasnim News Agency |
photojournalist |
Arrest |
GDI |
Aug 19 |
Kabul |
According to his employer, Tasnim News Agency, Velayati was detained on August 19 at Kabul International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Iran. He had traveled to Afghanistan for a personal visit, and the circumstances leading to his arrest remain undisclosed at this time. |
Journalists
|
A private TV channel |
Two reporters& a cameraman |
Arrest |
GDI |
Aug 19 |
Kabul |
The journalists were detained by GDI while covering the Independence Day celebrations in Kabul attended by the Taliban. |
Ziaulhaq
|
National Radio Television Afghanistan(RTA) |
Journalist |
Arrest |
GDI |
Aug 17 |
Kabul |
Ziaulhaq was detained by a GID member after an advertisement was broadcasted on RTA, which featured a woman's face in a cricket advertisement. |