Kabul: Twelve journalists were killed and 230 others became victims of violence over the past year in Afghanistan, a committee said in a report on Tuesday, reported local media.
The Afghan journalist safety committee report – which was released on the occasion of International Day to end the impunity for crimes against journalists on Tuesday – said that violence against journalists included beatings, threatening, and underestimating Khaama Press.
This report includes months from last November until November 2021.
A journalist was killed and 67 became victims of violence only after the Taliban takeover, according to the report, for overcoming violence in their special beatings of journalists and salvation, the committee.
Request the creation of a special mechanism.
Journalists in Afghanistan have complained of beating incidents, insulting, and violence against them.
They claim that such cases have increased since the Taliban takeover.
Press freedom and access to information have also been restricted, according to Afghan journalists, according to Khaama Press.