Violence against journalists
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Five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: the growing arsenal of repressive measures against journalism
Since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, they have issued more than twenty national directives and a long list of provincial decrees aimed at dismantling press freedom.
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Killed since 1st January 2026
22 journalists
0 media workers
22
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436 journalists
35 media workers
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