Journalist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for "Propaganda"

Hamid Farhadi, a journalist working for an independent newspaper that continues to operate in exile, was arrested by members of the Ministry of the Interior of the Taliban regime on 3 September 2024. He was sentenced to two years in prison on 19 September without access to legal assistance. The court accused him of spreading propaganda through his articles dealing with the situation of women and girls in the country. On 28 March 2025, without ex…