Mediagazer: Taliban-affiliated militia detains the owner of an independent TV broadcaster, and one week ago a journalist in Kabul was beaten and stabbed (Committee to Protect Journalists)

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Committee to Protect Journalists:

Taliban-affiliated militia detains the owner of an independent TV broadcaster, and one week ago a journalist in Kabul was beaten and stabbed — Taliban authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Aref Noori and ensure that members of the press are able to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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