Afghanistan, April 14 -- Afghanistan Women's Movement for Justice has expressed support for a campaign calling for the release of detained journalists, voicing deep concern over their conditions.
In a statement, the group said journalism is a legitimate and lawful profession that should not be treated as a crime, urging an immediate end to arrests and pressure on media workers.
The movement stressed that freeing detained journalists is essential to protecting truth and the public's right to information, and called on the United Nations and global human rights bodies to take urgent action.
Several journalists, including Shakib Nazari, Abuzar Sarem, Hamid Farhadi and Bashir Hatef, are among those reported to be in detention.
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