Etilaatroz Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Founder:Zaki Daryabi
Publisher:Etilaatroz
Chiefeditor:Sakhidad Hatif
Foundation:2012
Language:Persian, English
Headquarters:Silver Spring, Maryland

Etilaatroz (Persian/Dari/Hazaragi اطلاعات روز, English "Daily Information) is an Afghanistani newspaper.[1] In 2021, due to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the outlet moved its office to a suburb of Washington D.C.[2] Etilaatroz is known for its in-depth investigative stories exposing high-level corruption, nepotism, systematic ethnic favoritism, and discrimination against minority ethnic groups in Afghanistan's government.[3]

History

The Etilaatroz newspaper was founded in 2012 by Zaki Daryabi, an Afghan journalist.[4] The first edition of the outlet was printed in January 2012, but was soon shut down due to financial problems.[5] In December 2012, after securing a contract with a publishing company, Daryabi managed to bring together a team of journalists to produce content. The Etilaatroz headquarter was based in western Kabul, an area predominantly inhabited by the Hazara people. After publishing a series of stories exposing high-level corruption within the Afghanistan government, Etilaatroz was known as a newspaper that was "rattling Afghanistan's powerful".[6] [7]

In the first week of September 2021, two Etilaatroz employees were detained by the Taliban while covering a women's protest in Kabul.[8] Journalist Taqi Daryabi and photographer Neamat Naghdi were detained for 48 hours and were severely beaten.[9] [10] Both journalists appeared in front of the cameras with bruises and blood clots on their faces, back, waists, and legs.[11] [12] [13] The pair said that they were beaten with "batons, electrical cables and whips for several hours" until they passed out.[14] [15] Etilaatroz was one of multiple media outlets that struggled to survive under the Taliban, but ultimately it was forced to move out of the country.[16]

Awards

In 2020, Etilaatroz was awarded the Anti-Corruption Award by Transparency International.[17]

In 2020, Alexa ranked Etilaatroz one of the top three news websites in Afghanistan and one of the most visited Persian news outlet in the country.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghan Journalist Wins Intl Anti-Corruption Award . 2023-06-26 . TOLOnews . en.
  2. Web site: Valerie . Plesch . March 16, 2023 . Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland .
  3. News: 2017-09-21 . Leaked memo fuels accusations of ethnic bias in Afghan government . en . Reuters . 2023-06-26.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-28 . Botakoz Kopbayeva and Zaki Daryabi/Etilaat Roz… - Transparency.org . 2023-06-26 . 2021-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128144636/https://www.transparency.org/en/press/botakoz-kopbayeva-and-zaki-daryabi-etilaat-roz-newspaper-winners-of-2020-anti-corruption-award . bot: unknown .
  5. Web site: Mehrdad . Ezzatullah . Afghanistan's Investigative Journalists . 2023-06-26 . thediplomat.com . en-US.
  6. News: Rasmussen . Sune Engel . 2017-10-03 . Rattling Afghanistan's powerful: Etilaat Roz newspaper exposes corruption . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-06-26 . 0261-3077.
  7. News: Mashal . Mujib . 2017-10-02 . Afghan Newspaper Hunts Corruption, but First It Has to Pay the Rent . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-26 . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Klapper . Rebecca . 2021-09-10 . 2 Journalists Say Taliban Beat Them for Covering Women's Protest in Kabul . 2023-06-26 . Newsweek . en.
  9. Web site: Atalayar . 2021-09-10 . Taliban brutally assaults two journalists for covering women's protests . 2023-06-26 . Atalayar . en.
  10. Web site: AFP . 2021-09-09 . Afghan journalists tell of Taliban beatings after covering protests . 2023-06-26 . DAWN.COM . en.
  11. Web site: 2021-09-09 . Afghan journalists beaten by Taliban for covering women's protest . 2023-06-26 . New York Post . en-US.
  12. News: 2021-09-09 . Afghanistan: Journalists tell of beatings by Taliban . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-06-26.
  13. Web site: 2021-09-10 . Are the Taliban now showing their true face to journalists? RSF . 2023-06-26 . rsf.org . en.
  14. Web site: Lister . Anna Coren, Radina Gigova, Tim . 2021-09-12 . 'I thought this was the end of my life:' Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban . 2023-06-26 . CNN . en.
  15. Web site: Glinski . Stefanie . 2021-09-09 . Afghan journalists tell how the Taliban beat and tortured them . 2023-06-26 . The National . en.
  16. Web site: 2021-09-20 . An Afghan newspaper is struggling to survive under the Taliban . 2023-06-26 . The Independent . en.
  17. Web site: MENAFN . The Position and Challenges of Independent Media in Afghanistan . 2023-06-26 . menafn.com . en.
  18. Web site: 2020-10-21 . Alexa reveals new ranking for Afghan media - The Kabul times, Afghanistan Trustable News Agency. . 2023-06-26 . en.

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