The Organization for the Support of Journalists in Afghanistan has recently announced that the interim government has prohibited the live broadcasting of political programs in the media.
In a statement released last night (Sunday, September 22), the organization stated that the current government has introduced its trusted individuals as experts in analytical and political media programs.
The Organization for the Support of Journalists emphasized that this action by the current government once again leads to media censorship and stifles freedom of expression.
The organization has called on media and journalist support organizations to take a firm stance against these restrictions imposed by the interim government.
Officials from the interim government have not yet commented on this matter.
This comes as the current government, after regaining power in Afghanistan, has imposed severe restrictions on domestic media and has consistently arrested and tortured journalists.
According to statistics from the Afghanistan Journalists Center, during its first two years in power, the interim government issued 14 restrictive directives against media and journalists.
These directives cover a wide range of media-related issues, including forcing female presenters to wear black masks and banning the broadcast of music, as well as referring to the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan.
