Zawia Media Explained

Zawia Media
Launch Date:January 2019
Language:Dari & Pashto

Zawia Media is the first Digital Media platform in Afghanistan that was launched in January 2019. The sub-sections Zawia News, Zawia Music, and Zawia Cartoons were also later launched under the parent company, Zawia Media. The platforms' slogan is, 'untold realities from a fresh perspective', and the company has attracted a significant fanbase in its currently short life.[1]

Zawia News, one of the company's sub-channels was recently suspended by the Taliban in Afghanistan, an instance that was internationally condemned. Currently, the company operates under a .com domain, accessible to everyone in Afghanistan and abroad.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPI-Admin . 2022-10-08 . Afghanistan: Two independent media outlets suspended . 2022-11-02 . International Press Institute . en-US.
  2. Web site: Taliban have entered a new phase of their media war with the closure of two major Afghan news websites RSF . 2022-11-02 . rsf.org . 5 October 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Staff . C. P. J. . 2022-10-04 . Taliban shuts down two news websites in Afghanistan . 2022-11-02 . Committee to Protect Journalists . en-US.
  4. Web site: Section 230 heads to the Supreme Court . 2022-11-06 . Columbia Journalism Review . en.

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