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World Press Freedom Day 2026: Afghanistan Enters a New Phase of Crisis as Suppression of Independent Media Intensifies
May 2, 2026 — Kabul — On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFC) voices grave concern over the escalating crackdown on media freedom in Afghanistan and the ongoing detention of ...
Journalists and Media Workers Currently in Custody in Afghanistan
Updated on April 12, 2026
AFJC documented at least 34 cases of journalists and media workers arrested in 2025—below is the profile of four of whom remain in detention as of today:
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Mahdi Ansary Released After One and a Half Years in Detention
March 19, 2026
Kabul — The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) welcomes the release of Mahdi Ansary, a reporter for the Afghan News Agency (AFKA), who has been freed from Bagram...
AFJC Releases Annual 1404 Report on the State of Media Freedom in Afghanistan
Kabul, March 18, 2026 — The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has published its comprehensive annual report covering the solar year 1404 (March 18, 2025 – March 17, 2026), providing an in-depth assessment of th...
AFJC Condemns Closure of Khushal Radio Station by De Facto Authorities in Ghazni
March 5, 2026
Ghazni, Ghazni province — The Afghanistan Journalists Center(AFJC) condemns the recent closure of Radio Khushal in Ghazni province by de facto authorities, an act th...
AFJC Condemns Closure of Rah-e-Farda TV and Seizure of Its Assets by Afghan De Facto Authorities
Rah-e-Farda TV, February 27, 2026
March 1, 2026
Kabul – The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) con...

