Some Afghanistan Journalists were beating by Taliban
Journalists from the Etilaatroz newspaper, Nemat Naqdi, 28, a video journalist, left and Taqi Daryabi, 22, video editor undress to show their wounds sustained after Taliban fighters tortured and beat them while in custody after they were arrested for reporting on a women's rights protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
Journalists in Afghanistan say that they have been beaten, detained and flogged by the Taliban when attempting to cover protests.
Photos circulating online show two journalists from Etilaatroz newspaper with welts and bruises after their arrest in the capital Kabul.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to allow the media to operate freely.
On Wednesday, the BBC's team were also prevented from filming.
Etilaatroz's photographer Nematullah Naqdi and reporter Taqi Daryabi were arrested at a small protest in Kabul on Wednesday.
Afterwards, they were taken to a police station in Kabul, where they say they were beaten with batons, electrical cables and whips. A few hours later, they were released by the Taliban, without explanation.
Source: BBC
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