The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has shut down a women-run radio station in the country's northeast for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan.
According to Al-Jazeera the radio station which became operational 10 years ago has eight staff, six of which are females.
Moezuddin Ahmadi, director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, alleged that the station was shut down because it breached the “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate” many times by airing songs and music during Ramadan.
But, Najia Sorosh, the head of the station has described the government action as a " conspiracy," saying that there was no violation and no need for the closure.
The Taliban “told us that you have broadcast music. We have not broadcast any kind of music,” she said.
The Taliban-led government prohibits women from most forms of employment and education beyond the sixth grade.
This policy has continued to generate wide International condemnation by global key promoters of girl child education, especially in developing nations.
Many human rights activists perceive the latest Taliban imposed sanction on the Sadai Banowan, which means women’s voice in Dari, as a deliberate attempt to stifle the press in Afghanistan.
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, many local Afghan journalists have reportedly been arrested and detained for refusing to comply with the Taliban’s policies.
Some of those who were later released alleged abuse and torture.
Afghan Independent Journalists Association, says many journalists in Afghanistan have lost their jobs and that many Media outlets have been closed, either for lack of funds or because their staff left the country.
Human Rights. Religion.
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