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Afghanistan Accounts for Nearly Half of the World’s Exiled Journalists Since 2021, RSF Says

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Afghanistan has become the world’s leading source of exiled journalists, with hundreds forced to flee threats, arrests and growing restrictions on independent media, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stated on Fiday, June 19 that at least 677 Afghan journalists have been forced to leave the country between 2021 and 2025 due to threats, detention, persecution and fears for their safety, making…
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To mark World Refugee Day, celebrated on June 20, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a map of journalists in exile whom the organization has supported since 2021. In an international context marked by political and security tensions, the number of countries from which journalists are forced to flee has doubled in five years, according to RSF data. The affected professionals—more than 1,400 from at least 65 countries—want to continue r…

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Reporteros Sin Fronteras broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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