Afghanistan 2025 Media Landscape Report: Escalating Repression, Violations of Journalistic Rights, and Crackdown on Independent Media
December 27, 2025
Kabul – The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has released its 2025 annual report, which assesses the media landscape and journalistic environment in Afghanistan as severely constrained and repressive during 2025. The report, based on data collected from various provinces and a meticulous review of incidents involving violations of media rights, indicates that the media space in Afghanistan has been subjected to intense control and suppression throughout this period.
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| Threat: 171 |Arrest, Criminal Charge: 34|
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