The Afghanistan Journalists Center recorded 139 incidents of media rights violations last year.
In a statement on the occasion of National Journalists’ Day, the Afghanistan Journalists Center says that although media rights and journalists’ violations have significantly decreased in 2023 compared to 2022, dozens of media violations were still recorded this year.
The center’s annual report states that in the past 12 months, there have been no targeted attacks on journalists in Afghanistan, and no incidents of their deaths or injuries have been recorded, which, according to the center, is a positive and encouraging development.
The center explained that in 2023, at least 139 incidents of media and journalists’ rights violations were recorded, including 80 threats and 59 arrests of journalists. This shows a significant improvement and reduction compared to 2022, which had 237 incidents, including one death, 21 injuries, 8 cases of physical violence, 113 threats, and 94 arrests.