Around a month after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, there are increasing attacks on journalists in the country, according to Reporters Without Borders (ROG).
As the organization announced on Tuesday, an increase in violent attacks, arrests and obstacles to journalistic work is observed.
David Lindenfeld
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“The violence of the past few days marks an alarming turning point in the behavior of the Taliban.
Less than a month after taking power, it seems as if they are finally dropping their masks, ”said ROG managing director Christian Mihr.
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The attacks are said to have started with the announcement of the new Taliban interim government on September 8th.
Several journalists who reported on the protest by women in Kabul were detained for hours and, in some cases, badly mistreated.
Two of them were beaten with cables.
A photographer who reported on a demonstration is still in custody.
According to the ROG, foreign journalists are also increasingly being impaired in their work, which the Taliban initially tolerated.
A Los Angeles Times photographer was prevented from reporting on the women’s protest in Kabul.
Several international reporters reported assaults and beatings to ROG.
Roadblocks have been set up all over Kabul, where journalists are stopped and searched.
Many reporters are also increasingly concerned because the Taliban are threatening to switch off the Internet in places where protests have taken place.
In the Pandjir Valley, the Internet and telephone connections have already been cut, according to ROG.
In addition, the Taliban are said to have announced that they want to monitor social media and messenger programs.