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202293 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Political Systems

Etilaat Roz

202293 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Etilaat Roz, Afghanistan's most widely circulated daily newspaper, faces unprecedented challenges following the Taliban's takeover in August 2021.

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Etilaat Roz, Afghanistan's most widely circulated daily newspaper, faces unprecedented challenges following the Taliban's takeover in August 2021.

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Abbas Rezaiedirector

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Aimal Faizi, editor-in-chief of Etilaat Roz, leads a team of journalists in Kabul as they confront the challenges of reporting under Taliban rule. Following the group's takeover in August 2021, the newspaper faces severe restrictions on press freedom. Journalists work to maintain transparency and accountability in a politically oppressive climate. The film captures their struggles and the dangers they encounter while striving to report the truth in Afghanistan.

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