Bashir Hatf, a journalist and media activist, was released from Bagram prison after serving one year behind bars\u2014a period reportedly marked by denial of basic legal rights, according to media support organizations.<\/p>\n
The Afghanistan Journalists Center stated that Hatf was arrested on July 24, 2025, by intelligence forces and the Taliban’s Religious Police in Kabul, alongside Shakib Ahmad Nazari and Abu Zar Sarim Sarpoli. The center reported that he was sentenced to one year in prison by a military court of the intelligence directorate on charges of “propaganda against the Taliban government.”<\/p>\n
The Afghanistan Journalists Center emphasized that Hatf was deprived of access to a lawyer during his arrest and trial, and that the court sentenced him without the presence of legal representation.<\/p>\n
The Afghanistan Media Support Organization also criticized the judicial process for Hatf and other detained journalists as violating principles of fair trial, highlighting that under Taliban rule journalists face opaque charges and lack adequate opportunities to defend themselves or appeal.<\/p>\n
Mujeeb Khalwatgar, Executive Director of the free media support organization Nai, said that detained journalists do not receive fair judicial proceedings and that arrests are made without clear legal grounds.<\/p>\n
So far, the Taliban administration has not released any details regarding the arrest, trial process, or reasons behind Bashir Hatf’s release. In recent years, arrests of journalists and restrictions on media activity in Afghanistan have increased, drawing strong reactions from domestic and international organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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