At the same time as the World Press Freedom Day approaches, a number of journalists say that after the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, their problems and challenges have not yet been resolved and journalists are oppressed by the Taliban every day.
Munir Arin (pseudonym), one of the journalists in Kabul, said in a conversation with the reporter of Peace Window that lack of access to information, censorship of topics, threats from the intelligence forces of the Taliban group are among the problems that journalists are facing.
Mr. Arin says: “The main concern at the time of writing the report is how the Taliban authorities and intelligence will react to its publication and what actions will be taken against them.”
He emphasized that he is not only afraid; Rather, all journalists in Afghanistan face similar concerns, and every day many restrictions are imposed on the media and journalists by this group.
Mr. Arin added that the national and international supporting organizations of the media and journalists should make serious efforts to solve the challenges so that no more journalists are oppressed by the Taliban group.
Negin Yousefi (pseudonym), another journalist in Kabul, says in this conversation that the working conditions for women in the media have become very challenging, and the right to access information for female journalists is very limited compared to men, and in many news meetings with them A double encounter takes place.
According to him, women journalists in Afghanistan face many problems, including unpleasant encounters, misogynistic views, incorrect customs and security problems.
Mrs. Yousefi emphasized that all their freedom was taken away by the Taliban group and if the media and journalists, especially female journalists, are not supported by the Taliban government and organizations that support journalists, the future of information in the country will be worrying.
He asked media supporting institutions and the Taliban government to pay serious attention to the problems of the media in Afghanistan so that information in Afghanistan does not stop.
On the other hand, the United Nations Women’s Department said on World Press Freedom Day that 80% of women journalists in Afghanistan have been forced to stop working due to restrictions, harassment, and intimidation.
“On World Press Freedom Day and every day, we continue to support media initiatives and women journalists working to advance women’s rights and gender equality,” the organization wrote.
On World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) emphasized the protection and safety of Afghan journalists and said that despite the many risks, these journalists are doing their best to provide accurate information to the Afghan people.
Roza Otenbayeva, the special representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Afghanistan, thanked Afghan journalists on her X page on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day and said that despite the many dangers, these journalists are doing their best to provide accurate information to the people of the country.
On the other hand, the American Embassy in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the increase in harassment of journalists in Afghanistan on the World Press Freedom Day and has said that the media environment for journalists in Afghanistan has become difficult and access to information about government activities is limited by the Taliban group. has been
This embassy has emphasized that the number of female journalists and representation of women in Afghan media has decreased and this is disappointing.
However, the Center of Afghan Journalists said on the occasion of this day: The findings of this center show that in the last 12 months, 136 incidents of violation of freedom of media and journalists have been registered in Afghanistan.

According to this center, from May 2023 until now, the media and journalists in Afghanistan have faced more restrictions in terms of the level of freedom and enjoyment of their fundamental and legal rights than in the previous period, and their rights have been violated more widely.
The findings of this center show that, based on this report, the Taliban have established at least 17 directives against the media law in the country after they regained control of Afghanistan.
The Center of Afghan Journalists has said that in the past one year, the center has recorded 136 incidents of violation of freedom of media and journalists, including 73 cases of threats and 64 cases of detention of journalists by the Taliban.
According to this organization, now, along with the Taliban Intelligence Department, the Department of Prohibition and Prohibition of this group is also summoning, interrogating and detaining journalists.
In an announcement of this center, it is stated that currently, in addition to the leader and senior officials of the Taliban, the powerful officials of this group are also imposing restrictions on the media.
This center has asked the Taliban group to respect the freedom of the media and allow the media and journalists to operate based on the law of access to information and the law of public media.
On the other hand, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders said that Afghanistan is among the worst countries for journalists and press freedom after Syria and Eritrea.
According to the press freedom list prepared by Reporters Without Borders on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Afghanistan ranks 178th in the world with 19.09 points.
But; In the last two and a half years, the officials of the Taliban group have always spoken about the support of the free media in Afghanistan and emphasized that in the last two and a half years, the environment for media activities in the country has improved and the caretaker government supports the free media in the country.