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JOURNALISTS DETAINED AND JAILED IN SOUTH ASIA<\/h1>\n

May 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022<\/h4>\n

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Police personnel detain a protester during the ‘Neyva Holhiah’ mass rally organised by the opposition coalition, in Mal\u00e9 on March 25, 2022. Journalists often came under fire for their reporting on authorities\u2019 treatment of protestors across South Asia. Credit: Mohamed Afrah \/ AFP<\/p>\n

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The IFJ documented 131 cases of journalists detained or jailed in South Asia from May 2021 to April 2022, a dramatic increase on the 63 arrests recorded in the previous reporting period. As we publish this report, 30 journalists remain behind bars \u2013 too many awaiting trial. The longest serving is Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, first arrested in 2018, and released on April 5, only to be arrested again on April 10. Across the region, journalists were most likely to be arrested or detained for a day or less \u2013 but this year\u2019s figure of 44 detainments under 24 hours was more than double the previous year. Among the detained, included 10 women journalists.<\/p>\n

The Taliban takeover in August 2021 saw the arrest and detainment of journalists and media workers in Afghanistan<\/strong> increase tenfold. The country\u00a0had 57 arrests, with detainments ranging from 20 minutes to months. This was severe decline in the safety situation for journalists, from just four arrests the year prior. Many journalists were detained by the Taliban for \u201cpropagandising against Afghanistan\u2019s national interest\u201d. The year was \u00a0especially volatile for journalists with the Taliban targeted those seen as going against the regime and its ideology. Nematullah Naqdi and Taqi Daryabi, for example, were detained simply for reporting on a women\u2019s protest in Kabul. A frequent occurrence was the assault on journalists, either before or during their detainment and interrogation. Zahidullah Husainkhil, director for Radio Mahaal<\/em>, was pulled from his car and beaten by Taliban forces before being detained. While Ariana News<\/em> journalists Aslam Hijab and Waris Hasrat were handcuffed and had their heads covered by sacks before Taliban members forced them inside of a vehicle.<\/p>\n

India<\/strong> once again saw a growing number of journalists being harassed and detained for reporting on social and political issues in India, with a total of 34 journalists detained during the IFJ\u2019s reporting period. The most prominent case this year was the arrest of Fahad Shah, editor-in-chief at The<\/em> Kashmir Wallah<\/em>. Shah was arrested three times in the reporting period, all on separate occasions, in connection with a series of reports published by The Kashmir Wallah<\/em>. The arrests of Fahad Shah reflect the increasingly volatile environment for journalists in the country, especially relating to Kashmir. Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan was rearrested on April 10 and booked under Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Public Safety Act (PSA). Sultan. Sultan had only been released five days earlier, after a previous arrest in 2018. His case reflects the draconian nature of India\u2019s PSA, which enables journalists to be held for up to two years without a formal charge. As this report is published, three Kashmiri journalists have been detained under this act; Fahad Sha, Aasif Sultan, and Sajad Gul, who was arrested in January. Digital repression also continued to rise in the country, with journalist Nilesh Sharma arrested for publishing political satires that allegedly criticised the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government.<\/p>\n

The number of journalists detainments in Nepal<\/strong> during the reporting period continued to drop from last year, with only two journalists in custody but still taking third place in journalist detainments at 11 cases. Anish Tamang and Durga Lal Tamang, both journalists for Ujyaalo Network<\/em>, were arrested under Nepal\u2019s Electronic Transaction Act for allegedly publishing \u201cfake news\u201d about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The journalists were released after 12 days.<\/p>\n

In Sri Lanka<\/strong>, 10 arrests and detainments were reported. Two journalists who were arrested in the last reporting period remained in custody. Wimal Raj and Mugunthan Divanya, both web journalists for TubeTamil,<\/em> were arrested in March 2021 by the Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division (TID).<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/strong> logged 9 cases, with prominent journalist Moshin Jamil Baig, affiliated with the Daily Jinnah <\/em>and Online News Agency<\/em>, arrested by cybercrime police after a federal minister launched a complaint against him. Officials raided Baig\u2019s home before transferring him to prison. In December, Faysal Majeeb, a photographer at Dawn<\/em> magazine was assaulted and terribly beaten by rangers in Karachi. He was allegedly detained for over an hour before being released.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Bangladesh<\/strong>, the consequences of the Digital Security Act (DSA) were felt again by journalists this reporting period and 8 arrests documented. Khalilur Rahman, a journalist for Dainik\u00a0Janata<\/em>, was detained for a Facebook post he made that allegedly defamed local government ministers. Arrests were also made on journalists for \u2018defaming\u2019 government officials. Among them, Md Akhtaruzzaman and Al Amin Hossain were both arrested for publishing reports that critiqued local ministers and MPs\u2019. Female journalists in Bangladesh were also subjected to attacks by the government with investigative journalist Rozina Islam detained and harassed in a minister\u2019s room for allegedly stealing information and taking photographs of ministry documents.<\/p>\n

On World Press Freedom Day 2022, 30<\/strong> journalists remain behind bars. This number is a harrowing reminder that freedom of speech is not guaranteed, and that the fight to ensure press freedom and the safety of journalists continues to persist. <\/p>\n

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Died in custody: 0
<\/strong>Currently in jail: 30
<\/strong>Detained for more than one week: 14
<\/strong>Detained for less than one week: 8
<\/strong>Detained for one day or less: 44<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOTAL: 131<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Women jailed or detained: 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Afghanistan: 57
<\/strong>Bangladesh: 8
<\/strong>Bhutan: 0
<\/strong>Nepal: 11
<\/strong>India: 34
<\/strong>Maldives: 0
<\/strong>Pakistan: 9
<\/strong>Sri Lanka: 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDetained for less than one week: Afghanistan – 6 cases<\/strong>
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AFGHANISTAN<\/h4>\n

Name: <\/strong>Muhammad Iqbal Mengal
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> August 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, 92 News<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Mengal is suspected of being detained by the Taliban following the Kabul airport bombing on August 26, where Mengal was reporting live to air at the bomb site.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Mengal remains missing, presumed jailed. According to his family, Mengal\u2019s phone has been out of reach since his live coverage.<\/p>\n

BANGLADESH<\/h4>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Ruhul Amin Gazi
Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Male
Detained:<\/strong>\u00a0October 21, 2020
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Chief reporter,\u00a0Daily Sangram<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>Police alleged Gazi, along with Sadat Hossain, failed to appear in a number of court hearings in a sedition case filed under the Digital Security Act.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently in jail. Gazi\u2019s case in pending.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Nur Mohammad
Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Male
Detained:\u00a0<\/strong>10 February, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Owner, Guardian Publications
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the police at his home in\u00a0Dhaka on charges of\u00a0associating\u00a0with suspects. He is accused of spreading fake news about the prime minister and her\u00a0son.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Country:<\/strong>\u00a0Bangladesh
Name:<\/strong> Khalilur Rahman
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> May 11, 2021
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist, Dainik\u00a0Janata<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Rahman was\u00a0arrested\u00a0under Bangladesh\u2019s Digital Security Act (DSA) for posting alleged defamatory remarks on Facebook made on May\u00a09 against an incumbent councillor of\u00a0Nalchity municipality\u00a0Shahidul Islam, as well as the mayor of the municipality, Wahed Khan.
Status:<\/strong> Rahman was brought to court on May 11. The judge rejected his bail plea, and he was sent to jail the same day.<\/p>\n

INDIA<\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Anand Teltumbde
Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0Male
Detained:<\/strong>\u00a0April 14, 2020
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist and writer
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Authorities accused Teltumbde and columnist Gautam Navlakha of being responsible for violence that erupted in the Pune district of Maharashtra state on December 31, 2017, and having links to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently in Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai. Teltumbde was granted permission to see his mother on March 10, 2022, but was escorted back to prison the following day.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Gautam Navlakha
Gender:\u00a0<\/strong>Male
Detained:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested April 14, 2020
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist,\u00a0Newsclick<\/u><\/em>, and formerly editorial consultant,\u00a0Economic and Political Weekly<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Authorities accused Navlakha of being responsible for violence that erupted in the Pune district of Maharashtra state on December 31, 2017, and having links to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Refused bail by the Supreme court on May 12, 2021. Currently in a high security cell in Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Siddique Kappan
Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0Male
Detained:<\/strong>\u00a0October 5, 2020
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Malayalam news portal<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Kappan was on his way to Hathras to report the gang rape of a Dalit girl when he was picked up in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He and three others accompanying him were booked under Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly instigating communal violence.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently in jail. In November 2021, Kappan was transferred from Mathura Jail to Lucknow Jail.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Salman Shah
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>October 12, 2021
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Editor, Kashmir First<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em> Shah was detained after a raid of his residence on the night of October 12. Shah and freelance journalist Suhail Dar were accused of disturbing the public peace and charged under sections 107 and 151 of the Indian Penal Code.
Status: <\/strong>Currently in jail. Both Shah and Suhail Dar were moved to Anantnag Jail on October 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Suhail Dar
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>October 8, 2021
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Freelance journalist
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Dar and Kashmir First<\/em> editor, Salman Shah, were accused of disturbing the public peace and charged under sections 107 and 151 of the Indian Penal Code.
Status:<\/strong> Currently in jail. Both Dar and Salman Shah were moved to Anantnag Jail on October 14, 2021.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Fahad Shah
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>February 4 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor-in-chief, The Kashmir Walla<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Shah was summoned by Pulwama district police as part of an investigation into a series of news reports The Kashmir Walla<\/em> published on a\u00a0police raid\u00a0in south Kashmir\u2019s Pulwama district.
Status:\u00a0<\/strong>Shah was granted bail on February 26 after 22 days in custody. On March 7, Shah was arrested again under the PSA. He is currently in jail and is being held at Kupwara Jail.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Sajjad Gul
Gender:<\/strong>Male
Detained:<\/strong>January 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, <\/strong>Kashmir Walla<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Gul was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir authorities under India\u2019s Public Safety Act and is accused of using social media to provoke people against the government.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Nilesh Sharma
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 2, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor, Indiawriters.co.in<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Sharma was arrested by the Raipur\u2019s cyber police for political satire that was allegedly critical of the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Aasif Sultan
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> April 10, 2022 (rearrested five days after being released, previously incarcerated for nearly four years from August 27, 2018)
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Kashmir Narrator<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong> Sultan, who was granted bail on April 5 after spending almost four years in prison under India\u2019s \u2018anti-terror\u2019 act, was rearrested and booked under Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Public Safety Act (PSA). Sultan was earlier charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for publishing a feature story in July 2018 on the second anniversary of the death of the young Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani, a killing that sparked months of strife on the streets.
Status:<\/strong> Currently in jail. Sultan remains in Jammu\u2019s Kot Bhalwal Jail.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Fahad Shah
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> February 4, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, The Kashmir Wallah<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong> Shah was re-arrested by Pulwama police under India\u2019s sedition law.
Status:<\/strong> Currently in jail.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Ajit Ojha
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 30, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Amar Ujala,<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong> Ojha and Digvijay Singh, as well as Manoj Gupta are arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police after breaking news about a school exam question leak.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Digvijay Singh
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 30, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Amar Ujala,<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong> Singh and Ajit Ojha, as well as Manoj Gupta, are arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police after breaking news about a school exam question leak.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Manoj Gupta
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 30, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Rashtriya Sahara<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Gupta, as well as Ajit Ojha and Digvijay Singh, are arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police after breaking news about a school exam question leak.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

NEPAL<\/h4>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Pradip Bhandari
Gender: <\/strong>Male
Detained:\u00a0<\/strong>September 30, 2021
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist, <\/strong>Dainik Khabar<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong> Bhandari, along with Sishir Adhikari, Pinkala Karki, and Rodhan Tamang were arrested by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police under Nepal\u2019s Electronic Transaction Act.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently in jail<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Sishir Adhikari
Gender: <\/strong>Male
Detained: <\/strong>September 30, 2021
Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist, <\/strong>Harekpal Khabar<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong> Adhikari, along with Pradip Bhandari, Pinkala Karki, and Rodhan Tamang are arrested by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police under Nepal\u2019s Electronic Transaction Act.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently in jail<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Pinkala Karki
Gender:\u00a0<\/strong>Male
Detained: <\/strong>September 30, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Saraichuli<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong> Karki, along with Pradip Bhandari, Sishir Adhikari, and Rodhan Tamang are arrested by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police under Nepal\u2019s Electronic Transaction Act.
Status:<\/strong> Currently in jail<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Rodhan Tamang
Gender:\u00a0<\/strong>Male
Detained:<\/strong>September 30, 2021
Job: <\/strong>Journalist, Modern Online TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Tamang, along with Pradip Bhandari, Sishir Adhikari, and Pinkala Karki, are arrested by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police under Nepal\u2019s Electronic Transaction Act.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0 Currently in jail<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Umakanta Pandey
Gender: <\/strong>Male
Detained: <\/strong>February 15, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Ujyaalo Radio Network<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pandey was arrested under cybercrime charges following a statement he published on Facebook accusing the Nepali embassy in the UAE of wrongdoing in regard to Visit Visas in the UAE.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0A Dubai court sentenced Pandey to three months in prison. Currently in jail at time of publication.<\/p>\n

SRI LANKA<\/h4>\n

Name: <\/strong>Mugunthan Divanya
Gender:<\/strong> Female
Detained:\u00a0<\/strong>March 29, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Web journalist, YouTube channel \u2018TubeTamil\u2019
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) arrested Divanya for \u201coperating a website and a YouTube channel promoting the LTTE and related terrorism activities\u201d. She was charged under the Prevention of Terrorism (Proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) Regulations No. 1 of 2011
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Wimal Raj
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong>\u00a0March 29, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Web journalist, YouTube channel \u2018TubeTamil\u2019
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) arrested Raj for \u201coperating a website and a YouTube channel promoting the LTTE and related terrorism activities\u201d. He was charged under the Prevention of Terrorism (Proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) Regulations No. 1 of 2011
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Avanka Kumara
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Sirasa TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Kumara and Chatura Deshan, of Sirasa TV, as well as journalists Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage, Pradeep Wickramasinghe, and Nissanka Werapitiya, and Waruna Wanniarachchi were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Chatura Deshan
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Sirasa TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Deshan and Avanka Kumara from Sirasa TV, as well as journlaists Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage, Pradeep Wickramasinghe, and Nissanka Werapitiya, and Waruna Wanniarachchi were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Derana TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Gallage, Pradeep Wickramasinghe, and Nissanka Werapitiya, all of Derana TV, as well as journalists Avanka Kumara, Chatura Deshan, and Waruna Wanniarachchi, were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Pradeep Wickramasinghe
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Derana TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Wickramasinghe, Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage and Nissanka Werapitiya, of Derana TV, as well as journalists Avanka Kumara, Chatura Deshan, and Waruna Wanniarachchi, were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Nissanka Werapitiya
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Derana TV<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Werapitiya, Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage and Pradeep Wickramasinghe, of Derana TV, as well as journalists Avanka Kumara, Chatura Deshan, and Waruna Wanniarachchi, were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Bandara
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>Lankadeepa Newspapers<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wanniarachchi, as well as journalists Nissanka Werapitiya, Sumedha Sanjeewa Gallage, Pradeep Wickramasinghe, Avanka Kumara, and Chatura Deshan, were among those arrested and assaulted while reporting on the protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s residence in Mirihana.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Still detained at time of publication<\/p>\n

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AFGHANISTAN<\/h4>\n

Country: <\/strong>Afghanistan
\nName: <\/strong>Khalil Fitri
\nGender: <\/strong>Female
\nDetained: <\/strong>December 21, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Journalist, Pajhwok Afghan News<\/em>
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Fitri was arrested by Afghanistan\u2019s provincial intelligence department on alleged money laundering charges.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released on January 9, 2022, after three weeks of detention.<\/p>\n

BANGLADESH<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong> Abu Tayyab
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained:<\/strong>\u00a0April 20, 2021
\nJob:\u00a0<\/strong>Senior television journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Arrested by police under the Digital Security Act for writing social media posts about alleged corruption.
\nStatus:\u00a0<\/strong>Tayyab was released on bail. His case is pending.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Sadat Hossain
\nGender:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Male
\nDetained:\u00a0<\/strong>October 2020
\nJob:\u00a0<\/strong>Acting news editor,\u00a0Daily Sangram<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Police alleged Hossain, along with Ruhul Amin Gazi, failed to appear in a number of court hearings in the sedition case under the Digital Security Act.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released on bail on August 2021. His case is pending.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Al Amin Hossain
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> May 22 2021
\nJob:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Hossain was\u00a0arrested at his residence at Banshbaria in Gangni municipality for a case that was\u00a0filed against him\u00a0on May 13, 2020, by Sabuj Hossain, the nephew of the Gangni-2 constituency MP,\u00a0Maqbool Hossain, that contended he had published a\u00a0false news report\u00a0against\u00a0the MP in 2020.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released on bail. His case is still running.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Md Akhtaruzzaman
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> July 18 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Correspondent, Banijjo Pratidin<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Akhtaruzzaman was arrested\u00a0following a complaint filed by the Bogura Sadar Police Station on July 17 over a Facebook Post\u00a0that accused the Bogura Sadar Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer and his office\u2019s head assistant and accountant of embezzling money.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released on bail. His case is still running in court.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Rozina Islam
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> May 17 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Prothom Alo<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Islam was harassed, confined in a room of a personal assistant of the secretary of the Ministry of Health for allegedly stealing information and taking photographs of ministry documents.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released on bail after seven days. Her passport and ID are still in police custody. Her case is pending.<\/p>\n

INDIA<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong> Sunil Brar
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 16, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Correspondent, Banijjo Pratidin<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>A \u2018factual error\u2019 on the location of a suspected terrorist\u2019s arrest in a Dainik Bashkar news report led to the arrest of editor, Sandeep Sharma, and reporter Brar by Haryana state police.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released on bail<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Madhukar Dubey
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, zeroparty.in<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Dubey and technical assistant Avinash Palliwar were arrested after two members of the state\u2019s legislative assembly, filed a complaint accusing the web portal of extortion and for publishing \u201cmisleading and baseless\u201d information about them.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0 Held in judicial custody for 14 days, in the Civil Lines Police Station in Raipur.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Avinash Palliwar
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Technical assistant, zeroparty.in<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Palliwar and journalist Madhukar Dubey were arrested after two members of the state\u2019s legislative assembly, filed a complaint accusing the portal of extortion and for publishing \u201cmisleading and baseless\u201d information about them.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0 Held in judicial custody for 14 days, in the Civil Lines Police Station in Raipur.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Samriddhi Sakunia
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> November 15, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Sakunia and Swarna Jha were detained in Assam after a reporting trip in Tripura for HW News network. The journalists were brought back and arrested in Tripura state for alleged criminal conspiracy and spreading of communal hatred.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released on bail<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Swarna Jha
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> November 15, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Jha and Samriddhi Sakunia were detained in Assam after their reporting trip in Tripura HW News network. The journalists were brought back and arrested in Tripura state for alleged criminal conspiracy and spreading of communal hatred.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released on bail<\/p>\n

NEPAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Anish Tamang
\nGender:<\/strong>\u00a0Male
\nDetained:\u00a0<\/strong>April 25, 2021
\nJob:\u00a0<\/strong>Journalist Ujyaalo Network<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested on charges related to sedition and the Electronic Transaction Act for allegedly publishing fake news on about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
\nStatus:\u00a0<\/strong>Tamang and Durga Lal Tamang were detained for 12 days. They were released on May 6, 2021, and the case was withdrawn.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Durga Lal Tamang
\nGender:<\/strong>\u00a0Male
\nDetained:<\/strong>\u00a0April 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Ujyaalo Network<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Arrested on charges related to sedition and the Electronic Transaction Act for allegedly publishing fake news about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Tamang and Anish Tamang were detained for 12 days. They were both released on May 6, 2021, and the case was withdrawn.<\/p>\n

PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Country:<\/strong>\u00a0Pakistan
\nName:<\/strong> Moshin Jamil Baig
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> February 16, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor, Daily Jinnah & Online News Agency<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Baig\u2019s residence was stormed by the Federal Investigation Agency for an alleged\u00a0cybercrime complaint\u00a0lodged by the Federal Minister for Communications, Murad Saeed. Baig was later apprehended by Islamabad police.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released from prison after being granted post arrest bail from Anti-Terrorist Court in Islamabad on March 14.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”JOURNALISTS DETAINED FOR LESS THAN ONE WEEK” closed_toggle_background_color=”#f2f2f2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

AFGHANISTAN<\/h4>\n

Country:<\/strong>\u00a0Afghanistan
Name: <\/strong>Abdul Mateen Achakzai
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> August 25, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Khyber TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Detained with Muhammad Ali by the Taliban for allegedly not getting the Taliban\u2019s approval to report in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan. The journalists’ phones were confiscated and they were interrogated at an unknown location.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Both released on August 27<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Muhummad Ali
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> August 25, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Khyber TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Detained with Abdul Mateen Achakzai for allegedly not getting the Taliban\u2019s approval to report in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan. The journalists’ phones were confiscated and they were interrogated them at an unknown location.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Both released on August 27<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Mohammad Arif Noori
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> December 27, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Noorin TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Noori was taken from his home in Kabul by Taliban forces without a warrant and was transferred to an unknown location.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after two days<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Haji Arif Noori
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> December 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Owner, Noorin Television<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Taliban raided and searched\u00a0journalist Noori\u2019s home in Kabul\u2019s Karte Parwan area before\u00a0taking\u00a0him to an unknown location.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after two days<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sahel Mangal
Gender: <\/strong>Male
Detained: <\/strong>December 22, 2021
Job: <\/strong>Correspondent, Pajhwok Afghan News<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Mangal was detained by the Paktia Intelligence Department. Authorities allege the arrest was for non-media related issues.
Status: <\/strong>Released after six days<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Waris Hasrat
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> January 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Ariana News<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Hasrat was detained after he inquired about the reason for Aslam Hijab\u2019s detention. Members of the Taliban handcuffed the two journalists and covered their heads with sacks, before forcing them inside a vehicle.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Released<\/p>\n

INDIA<\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong> Gaurav Bansal
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 15, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Bansal was detained by Etmadulla police for reporting on alleged electoral malpractice during the recent Uttar Pradesh elections. Police raided the journalists\u2019 home and allegedly tortured him while he was in custody.
Status:<\/strong> Released on bail on March 21<\/p>\n

PAKISTAN<\/h4>\n

Country<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Pakistan
Name:<\/strong> Muhammad Bilal Ghauri
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> June 22, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Daily Jang<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>The Federal Investigation Agency\u2019s Cyber Crime Reporting Centre summon Ghauri for alleged defamatory remarks made through his YouTube channel.
Status:\u00a0Released after three days.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”JOURNALISTS DETAINED 24 HOURS OR LESS” closed_toggle_background_color=”#f2f2f2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

AFGHANISTAN<\/h4>\n

Name: <\/strong>Waheed Ahmadi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 7 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Cameraperson, Tolo News<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong> Ahmadi, along with Sami Jahesh, were arrested during their coverage of the anti-Pakistan protests. Ahmadi was handcuffed and had his camera\u00a0seized by\u00a0Taliban militants\u00a0before being detained at the Taliban military headquarters in Kabul.<\/strong>
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after around three hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sami Jahesh
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 7 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Correspondent, Ariana News<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong> Jahesh, along with Waheed Ahmadi, were arrested during their coverage of the anti-Pakistan protests.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released within a day<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Zahidullah Husainkhil
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 28, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Director, Radio Mahaal<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Husainkhil was pulled from his car by Taliban forces who assaulted and detained him.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Held in a local police station and released after three hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Shakib Shams
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> August 1, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Salam Watandar<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Taliban militants fired on\u00a0the car of Shams\u00a0and Storio Karimi as they reported on fighting between\u00a0Afghan National Security Forces and Taliban militants. After militants shot at the car, the journalists were taken to the\u00a0militant\u2019s self-proclaimed district governor. It is alleged that Taliban leaders questioned the journalists, checked their contacts and mobile calls.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after 20 minutes<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Storio Karimi
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> August 1, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Pajhwok Afghan News<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Taliban militants fired on\u00a0the car of Karimi and Salam Watandar as they reported on fighting between\u00a0Afghan National Security Forces and Taliban militants. After militants shot at the car, the journalists were taken to the\u00a0militant\u2019s self-proclaimed district governor. It is alleged that Taliban leaders questioned the journalists, checked their contacts and mobile calls.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after 20 minutes<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sayed Rashed Kashefi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> December 11, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Kabul Times<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Kashefi was allegedly beaten up while covering a fight at an aid distribution site in Kabul\u2019s 5th district.\u00a0Abdul Matin Rahimzai, director of the Taliban administered Kabul Directorate of Refugee Affairs, and his bodyguards stopped Kashefi as he filmed a scuffle between one bodyguard and several female aid recipients. His hands were tied and he was taken to the office of the Directorate of Refugee Affairs, where he was interrogated about the motive of the recording.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Detained for approximately six hours before being released<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Faisal Nouri
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>December 19, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Journalist, Peshgo News Agency <\/em>| Shabnam Radio<\/em>
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Taliban officials arrest Nouri for unspecified reasons. They later called Nouri\u2019s arrest a \u2018misunderstanding\u2019.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after six hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Habibullah Sarab
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>December 22, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Reporter, Ettelaat-e-Rooz<\/em>
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Sadid was arrested by the Paktia Intelligence Department.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after about an hour.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Shapoor Farahmand
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> December 28 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Ariana News<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Detained by the Taliban while returning home. He was interrogated and his phone checked.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after two hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sayed Ahmad Mousavi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> December 30, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Tamadon TV<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Mousavi was detained by the Amina governor. His camera was confiscated a week later.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released within 24 hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Marza Hussain Sadid
\nGender: <\/strong>Female
\nDetained: <\/strong>December 21, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Journalist, Virma Investigation News Agency<\/em>
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Sadid was arrested in Kabul\u2019s District 13 while distributing aid materials to families. Authorities later called her arrest a misunderstanding.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after about an hour<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Andrew North
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> February 11, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Correspondent, BBC News<\/em>
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Alongside another unnamed\u00a0foreign journalist, North was detained by the Taliban while on assignment in Kabul for the UN Refugee Agency. \u00a0<\/span>
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after a few hours<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Bahram Aman
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> March 17, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0News presenter, TOLOnews
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested and detained by the Taliban along with TOLOnews manager Khaplwak Safi and a TOLOnews legal advisor after the news station reported on the Taliban\u2019s ban of foreign drama programs. The journalists were held in the TOLOnews headquarters in Kabul before allegedly being transferred to an unknown location.<\/span>
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Kept in custody for 21 hours and released on March 18<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Khaplwak Safi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> March 17, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0News manager, TOLOnews
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Taliban militants arrested and detained Safi, as well as Bahram Aman and a TOLOnews legal advisor Nafay Khaleeq, after the news station reported on the Taliban\u2019s ban of foreign drama programs. Taliban forces held the journalists in the TOLOnews headquarters in Kabul before being transferred to an unknown location. <\/span>
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after a few hours of questioning<\/p>\n

INDIA<\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong> Pranjal Pandey
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> June 30, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor, Newsclick<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Pandey, and Prebir Purkayastha, were questioned about their tax filings, transactions, contracts and syndicated content by India’s Income Tax Department.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released after five hours of questioning<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Prebir Purkayastha
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> June 30, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor-in-chief, Newsclick<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Purkayastha and Pranjal Pandey were questioned about their tax filings, transactions, contracts and syndicated content by India’s Income Tax Department.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released after five hours of questioning<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Shristhi Jatav
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> August 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Jadav was detained by New Delhi police while covering the demolition of a slum colony for Dalit Times. The video footage of her reporting was deleted.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released after three hours<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Showkat Motta
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>September 8, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor, Kashmir Narrator<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Motta, along with Hilal Mir, Azhar Qadri, and Abbas Shah all had their documents and electronic equipment seized by Jammu and Kashmir authorities.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Taken to a local police station in Srinagar and held for one day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Hilal Mir
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 8, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, TRT World<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Mir, along with Showkat Motta, Azhar Qadri, and Abbas Shah all had their documents and electronic equipment seized by Jammu and Kashmir authorities.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Taken to a local police station in Srinagar and held for one day<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Azhar Qadri
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 8, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Freelance journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Qadri, along with Showkat Motta, Hilal Mir, and Abbas Shah, all had their documents and electronic equipment seized by Jammu and Kashmir authorities.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Taken to a local police station in Srinagar and held for one day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Abbas Shah
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 8, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Freelance journalist
\nAccusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Shah, along with Showkat Motta, Hilal Mir, and Azhar Qadri, all had their documents and electronic equipment seized by Jammu and Kashmir authorities.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Taken to a local police station in Srinagar and held for one day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Mukhtar Zahoor
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 13, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Photojournalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Zahoor was detained by armed officials and the police force in a midnight raid of his residence in Srinagar. He was detained and questioned overnight.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released on October 14 at around 2pm<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Majid Hyderi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 13 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Hyderi was summoned for questioning by the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir police about his social media activities.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released the same day at 5pm<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Sajjad Gul
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> October 13 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Gul was summoned by Hajin police for questioning in relation to a news report and a video posted to his Twitter profile. Gul was also questioned about his journalism work.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Released after one hour<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Samriddhi Sakunia
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> November 15, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, HW News Network<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Sakunia and Swana Jha were detained for alleged criminal conspiracy following a complaint by Kanchan Das, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council). The women were hounded by police, first in Tripura, and then in Assam, both governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for allegedly disrupting communal harmony.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after police questioning<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Swana Jha
\nGender:<\/strong> Female
\nDetained:<\/strong> November 15, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, HW News Network<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong> Jha and Samriddhi Sakunia were detained for alleged criminal conspiracy following a complaint by Kanchan Das, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council). The women were hounded by police, first in Tripura, and then in Assam, both governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for allegedly disrupting communal harmony.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after police questioning<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Majid Hyderi
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> January 30, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Hyderi, along with Fahad Shah, was summoned for questioning by Jammu and Kashmir police for sharing social media post stating that a 17-year-old, who authorities claimed was a \u201chybrid militant\u201d, was innocent.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Held at the police station for a day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Fahad Shah
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> January 30, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Shah, along with Majid Hyderi, was summoned for questioning by Jammu and Kashmir police for sharing social media post stating that a 17-year-old, who authorities claimed was a \u201chybrid militant\u201d, was innocent.
\nStatus:<\/strong> Held at the police station for a day<\/p>\n

NEPAL<\/h4>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Rajan Kuikel
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>May 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Chief Editor, <\/strong>Imagekhabar<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Kuikel and Narayan Amrit are summoned by the Supreme Court and interrogated for publishing \u201cfake and misleading\u201d news about Nepal\u2019s prime minister.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after being interrogated for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Narayan Amrit
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>May 25, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Editor-in-Chief, <\/strong>Nepal Samaya<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Amrit and Rajan Kuikel are summoned by the Supreme Court and interrogated for publishing \u201cfake and misleading\u201d news about Nepal\u2019s prime minister.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after being interrogated for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Paras Bikram Shahi
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>June 17, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Editor, <\/strong>Dainiki<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Shahi was harassed and briefly detained by Nepal Police Sub-Inspector, Pratibha Singh, for allegedly failing to issue an identity card at the Department of Information.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after a few hours<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Umesh Shrestha
\nGender: <\/strong>Male
\nDetained: <\/strong>February 23, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, <\/strong>MySansar & Nepal Fact Check<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Officials from the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau in Kathmandu summon Shrestha under the pretence of a ‘discussion’. Upon his arrival, the journalist is harassed and accused him of spreading misinformation regarding the MCC fund, a United States subsidised fund aimed at improving infrastructure in Nepal.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Questioned for an hour and a half before being released<\/p>\n

SRI LANKA<\/h4>\n

Name: <\/strong>Punniyamoorthy Sasikaran
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 14, 2021
\nJob: <\/strong>Freelance journalist
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Sasikaran was interrogated by Sri Lanka’s Special Crime Prevention Unit. The justification for his examination is not disclosed.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after over an hour of questioning<\/p>\n

PAKISTAN<\/h4>\n

Name:<\/strong> Zahid Jamro
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> March 30, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, KTN Gambat<\/em>
\nAccusation: <\/strong>Khairpur CIA police arrested Jamro in an allegedly fake First Information Report (FIR) case for reporting on illegal hunting collusion between Middle Eastern hunters and police.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released on bail.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Iqrar-ul-Hassan
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> February 15, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, ARY TV<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Detained at the office of Pakistan\u2019s Intelligence Bureau (IB) and allegedly severely tortured by five officials of the IB.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after several hours<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Iqrar-ul-Hassan,
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> February 15, 2022
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, ARY TV<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Detained at the office of Pakistan\u2019s Intelligence Bureau (IB) and severely tortured by five officials of the IB.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after several hours.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Faysal Majeeb
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> December 9, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Photojournalist, Dawn Media Group<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong> <\/em>Detained and beaten by rangers in Karachi whilst covering a Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) event.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after about an hour<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Hidayat Ullah
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> May 1, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Freelance journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Held in illegal detention by the Bannu police for exposing the alleged involvement of the district administration in a sugar scam.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after a few hours<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Sultan Rind
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> July 20, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Freelance journalist
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Arrested by the staff of Sindh Minister Imtiaz Sheikh for running a story highlighting the use of substantial material for construction in a local development project.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after a few hours<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Waris Raza
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> September 23, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Columnist, Daily Jang<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Arrested and detained during a raid of his home by officials of the paramilitary force rangers.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after several hours, following protests from the journalist community.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Ahmed Nawaz
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> July 6, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Bol News TV<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Taken into custody and allegedly tortured by Sadiqabad police for reporting about alleged police high-handedness.
\nStatus:<\/strong>\u00a0Released after one day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Ashfaqur Rehman
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> August 7, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Online reporter, Googly News TV<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Rehman along with Mehmood Aslam was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for alleged defamation of government authorities online.
\nStatus: <\/strong>Released after one day<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Mehmood Aslam
\nGender:<\/strong> Male
\nDetained:<\/strong> August 7, 2021
\nJob:<\/strong>\u00a0Online reporter, Tellings with Imran Shafqat<\/em>
\nAccusation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Aslam, along with Ashfaqur Rehman, was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for alleged defamation of government authorities online.
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AFGHANISTAN<\/h4>\n

IFJ monitoring through its Afghanistan affiliates includes data on an extensive list of additional detainment cases in the country in 2021-22. Due to the ongoing challenges for verification on specific cases in the wake of the fall of Kabul, the following detainments remain unclear on the specific length of detainment but are documented for the record.<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Bismillah Watandoost
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> July 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0 Reporter, Millat Zagh Radio
<\/a>Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) accused Watandoost of being involved in propagandising against Afghanistan\u2019s national interest and of favouring Taliban militants
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Qudrat Soltani
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> July 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0 Reporter, Millat Zagh Radio
<\/a>Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) accused Soltani of being involved in propagandising against Afghanistan\u2019s national interest and of favouring Taliban militants
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Mujib Obaidi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> July 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0 Reporter, Millat Zagh Radio
<\/a>Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) accused Obaidi of being involved in propagandising against Afghanistan\u2019s national interest and of favouring Taliban militants
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sanaullah Siam
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> July 26, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Cameraperson, Xinhua News Agency<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) accused Siam of being involved in propagandising against Afghanistan\u2019s national interest and of favouring Taliban militants
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Taqi Daryabi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> September 8, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Etilaatroz<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Daryabi, along with Nematullah Naqdi, were arrested by Taliban actors while reporting on the women\u2019s protest in the Kart-e-Char region of Western Kabul. While detained, Daryabi and Naqdi were beaten using sticks and cable wire.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Nematullah Naqdi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> September 8, 2021
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Etilaatroz<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Naqdi, along with Taqi Daryabi, were arrested by Taliban actors while reporting on the women\u2019s protest in the Kart-e-Char region of Western Kabul. While detained, Daryabi and Naqdi were beaten using sticks and cable wire.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Aslam Hijab
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> January 31, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Ariana News<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Taliban militants detained Hijab at the entrance of the Ariana News headquarters in District 3 of Kabul. Members of the Taliban handcuffed him and covered his head with a sack, before forcing him inside a vehicle.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Farhad Behrooz
Gender: <\/strong>Male
Detained: <\/strong>September 6, 2021
Job: <\/strong>Reporter, Asia Press<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Unknown
Status: <\/strong>Unknown\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Qais Zaki
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> February 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Khavar TV<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Zaki, the former head of Khavar TV; Abbas Pouya, reporter for Rah-e-Farda TV; Zahedullah Samadzi, a reporter for Pakistan 92 TV; and Ahmad Basir Ahmadi, a correspondent for Ayna TV; were attacked and arrested by the Taliban in Kabul.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Abbas Pouya
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> February 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Rah-e-Farda TV<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Pouya, as well as Qais Zaki, Zahedullah Samadzi, and Ahmad Basir Ahmadi, was attacked and arrested by the Taliban in Kabul.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Zahedullah Samadzi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> February 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Pakistan 92 TV<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Samadzi, as well as Abbas Pouya, Qais Zaki and Ahmad Basir Ahmadi, was attacked and arrested by the Taliban in Kabul.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Ahmad Basir Ahmadi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> February 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Correspondent, Ayna TV<\/em>
Accusation: <\/strong>Ahmadi, as well as Zahedullah Samadzi, Abbas Pouya and Qais Zak, was attacked and arrested by the Taliban in Kabul.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Faisal Modaris
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> January 6, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Online reporter, Kabul Lovers<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Taliban detain Modaris as well as Idris Rahimi and Milad Azizi, of YouTube channel Kabul Lovers after the journalists covered protests in the Panjshir province. They were detained at a restaurant in the Shari Naw area of Kabul\u2019s District 4.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Idris Rahimi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> January 6, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Online reporter, Kabul Lovers<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Taliban detain Rahimi, as well as Faisal Modaris and Milad Azizi, of YouTube channel Kabul Lovers after the journalists covered protests in the Panjshir province. They were detained at a restaurant in the Shari Naw area of Kabul\u2019s District 4.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Milad Azizi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> January 6, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Online reporter, Kabul Lovers<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Taliban detain Milad Azizi, as well as Faisal Modaris and Idris Rahimi of YouTube channel Kabul Lovers after the journalist covered protests in the Panjshir province. The were detained at a restaurant in the Shari Naw area of Kabul\u2019s District 4.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Aminullah Samsour
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>February 21, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Sahar TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Kabul
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Seyed Ahmad Mousavi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>Unknown<\/p>\n

Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Tamadon TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Detained by the Taliban in Bamyan.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Shams Amani
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 3, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Noor TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Detained by Taliban officers in Kabul.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sayyaf Mohammadi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior media manager, Arezoo<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Mohammadi, along with Rafiullah Karimi and Shams Amani, is arrested by the Taliban.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Rafiullah Karimi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior media manager, One TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Karimi, along with Sayyaf Mohammadi and Shams Amani, is arrested by the Taliban.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Shams Amani
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 16, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior media manager, TOLONews<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Amani, along with Sayyaf Mohammadi and Rafiullah Karimi, is arrested by the Taliban.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Khaplwak Safi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 17, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, TOLONews<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Safi is arrested by Taliban militants under unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Atal Khan Stanekzai
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 17, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Hamishe Bahar TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Nangarhar for unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Atal Khan Stanekzai
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 17, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Hamishe Bahar TV<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Nangarhar for unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Bismillah Watandust
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Head journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Farid Ali Zai, Mahmoud Mehraban, Aghashir Minar, Rahimullah Mehraban, Samiullah Vahdat in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Farid Ali Zai
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Bismillah Watandust, Mahmoud Mehraban, Aghashir Minar, Rahimullah Mehraban, Samiullah Vahdat in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Mahmoud Mehraban
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained:<\/strong> March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:<\/strong>\u00a0Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Bismillah Watandust, Farid Ali Zai, Aghashir Minar, Rahimullah Mehraban, Samiullah Vahdat in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Aghashir Minar
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Bismillah Watandust, Farid Ali Zai, Mahmoud Mehraban, Rahimullah Mehraban, Samiullah Vahdat in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Rahimullah Mehraban
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Bismillah Watandust, Farid Ali Zai, Mahmoud Mehraban, Aghashir Minar, Samiullah Vahdat in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0 Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Samiullah Vahda
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Sada-e Mellat Radio<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban with media workers Bismillah Watandust, Farid Ali Zai, Mahmoud Mehraban, Aghashir Minar, Rahimullah Mehraban in Kandahar.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Sarwar Hashemi
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Radio Salam Watandar<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Kabul for unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Faridullah Mati
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Urozgan for unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Mirwais Atel
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>March 26, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Reporter, Radio Zama<\/em>
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban in Kandahar for unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Gol Ahmad Khosrow
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>April 6, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban, with Ghulam Rabbani, in Ghor province on unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Name: <\/strong>Ghulam Rabbani
Gender:<\/strong> Male
Detained: <\/strong>April 6, 2022
Job:<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist
Accusation:\u00a0<\/strong>Arrested by the Taliban, with Gol Ahmad Khosrow, in Ghor province on unspecified charges.
Status:<\/strong>\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

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