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Afghanistan: “Half the Population is Silenced”

  • France24
  • Marc Perelman

FRANCE 24 spoke to Saad Mohseni, co-founder and CEO of Moby, Afghanistan’s largest media group. His new book “Radio Free Afghanistan” chronicles the ups and downs of building a media conglomerate in the country.

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Afghanistan: The Most Catastrophic Place for Women

  • 8am Media
  • Tamanna Rezaie

Afghanistan under Taliban rule is more than just the “worst” place for women—it’s a catastrophic reality of oppression. Forced marriages, executions, and a brutal denial of basic rights are just the beginning of the horrors Afghan girls and women endure daily.

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“Why August 15 Haunts Me”

  • Amu TV
  • Siyar Sirat

Siyar Sirat is a journalist with experience in various media organizations in Afghanistan. He has been living in exile for three years. For Amu TV, he wrote down how the day the Taleban took power in Kabul is haunting him.

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Russian Decency

  • The New York Review
  • Zhenya Bruno

In the investigative journalist Elena Kostyuchenko’s new book about Russia, resistance is carried out through small, discreet acts.

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Russian journalists in Exile Are Sending a Critical Message

  • The Washington Post
  • Lee Hockstader

In exile, once-profitable independent Russian media outlets have been severed from what had been their main base of subscribers and advertisers, who are forbidden from supporting them. Their business models are no longer viable.

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US: Promises to Afghanistan’s Women Journalists

  • The Hill
  • Devon Cone, Salma Niazi

The US initiated a resettlement program for Afghan citizens, but the process has been delayed, leaving many women journalists in precarious conditions in Pakistan. The author calls for alternatives.

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Tamina Kutscher: Hoping for a Different Russia

  • Deutschlandfunk Kultur
  • Tamina Kutscher

In the podcast Politisches Feuilleton, Kutscher emphasizes the need for the West to bolster dissidents, asserting that a liberal Russia would serve as a security guarantee for all of Europe.

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