Taliban bans Afghan journalist Shabnam Dawran from working

Even because the liberals worldwide are glorifying the novel Islamic outfit for being average in the direction of journalists by conducting its first press convention, the Taliban’s assaults in opposition to the Afghanistan journalists, particularly ladies, are rising. According to experiences, Talibanis are threatening ladies journalists working with government-owned media platforms to not come to work. Shabnam Dawran, who labored in RTA Pashto mentioned she was barred from working at her TV station.
In a video that has gone viral now, Afghan journalist Shabnam Dawran, carrying a hijab and exhibiting her workplace identification card, mentioned that the Taliban has not allowed her to enter her workplace. She additionally added that their lives are below risk following the Taliban’s seize of Kabul.
Afghan lady TV information anchor stopped from working.Shabnam Dawran, a information anchor with state channel RTA Pushto, has launched a video saying she went to her workplace and was advised to return dwelling, regardless of assurances by the Taliban that girls could be allowed to work below their rule pic.twitter.com/DUL5dpfist— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 20, 2021
“I wanted to return to work, but unfortunately, they did not allow me to work. They told me that the regime has changed, and you cannot work,” mentioned Dawran, who labored with the RTA Pashto for over six years.
In the video, Dawran mentioned she didn’t quit after the change of system and went to work, however she was not allowed regardless of exhibiting her workplace card. Dawran mentioned that the male workers, these with workplace playing cards, have been allowed to enter the workplace. However, she was advised that she couldn’t proceed working as a result of the system has been modified.”
Dawran pleaded with the viewers, saying, “Those who are listening to me, if the world hears me, then please help us as our lives are under threat.”
Another lady journalist banned from RTA by Taliban
According to TOLO News, Khadija, one other RTA journalist, was additionally banned by the Taliban from working.
“I went to the office, but I was not allowed in. Later other colleagues were banned, too. We talked with our new director who has been appointed by the Taliban,” mentioned Khadija.
Khadija mentioned that the Taliban knowledgeable her {that a} resolution could be made quickly about their work. Khadija mentioned that there had been a change within the applications, they broadcast their desired applications, there aren’t any feminine presenters and feminine journalists.
Ever because the Taliban took over Kabul from the Afghan forces, there was elevated assaults on journalists, impartial intellectuals within the nation. On Wednesday, the Taliban attacked and assaulted journalists in Jalalabad for protecting the protests in favour of the Afghanistan flag.
Attacks on journalists proceed in Afghanistan
A video had gone viral on social media platforms by which two journalists have been seen crying after the Taliban brutally assaulted them. The video was shared by Hafizullah Maroof, journalist, BBC World Service.
It actually heartbreaking to see journalists are crying-simply only for protecting a protest in Jalalabad metropolis. This is how journalists overwhelmed up and are handled by the Taliban now in Afghanistan. Journalism is just not crime. pic.twitter.com/H2bfMHUBfV— Hafizullah Maroof (@HafizMaroof1) August 18, 2021
Maroof wrote, “It really heartbreaking to see journalists are crying, just for covering a protest in Jalalabad city. This is how journalists are beaten up and are treated by the Taliban now in Afghanistan. Journalism is not a crime.”
In one other video that has been extensively shared on social media, additionally reportedly from Jalalabad, a Taliban man was seen kicking and standing over a feminine journalist who’s writhing in ache. Another journalist is slapped and overwhelmed a number of occasions by armed Taliban radicals. Social media customers mentioned that the 2 have been punished by the Taliban for working with overseas media.
Plz increase your voice in opposition to these brutalities, Taliban are punishing the Journalist that labored with overseas media in Jalalabad.@UN @UNHumanRights@ashrafghani @ManzoorPashteen#AfghanLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jUxZg6U70n— آریانه دیدم (Pashteen) (@AryanaAfghan3) August 18, 2021
OpIndia couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity or date of that video.
CNN Journalist Clarissa Ward and her crew attacked
Similarly, experiences have emerged that Taliban fighters attacked CNN journalists on Wednesday. CNN had posted a video that confirmed how armed Taliban fighters confronted journalist Clarissa Ward and her cameraperson. One of them insisted that the girl reporter, who’s already carrying a black hijab, cowl her face whereas strolling about.
Here’s the second that @clarissaward and crew have been confronted by the Taliban on the streets of Kabul. pic.twitter.com/2ueKYbR8xg— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 18, 2021
Then, a Taliban rebel with an assault rifle approaches them with a gun and knocks over the producer. Strangely, CNN has deleted the video it had posted on Twitter.
Interestingly, the assaults in opposition to journalists, particularly ladies, come when the Taliban is attempting laborious to painting to the world that they intend to deliver peace to Afghanistan. However, regardless of attempting their finest to persuade the world that they’ve “changed” by holding a “press conference”, the Taliban’s true face is unravelling within the streets and cities of Afghanistan.