human rights defender
Hamid Farhadi
Actions and Campaigns
Hamid Farhadi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. His deteriorating health, reports of ill-treatment, and restricted family access place him at serious risk of further harm.
Legal assistance to protect his rights and secure his release.
HRD's year of birth
1989
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Hamid Farhadi is an Afghan journalist and reporter for the U.S.-based news outlet Etilaatroz (KabulNow). Farhadi is known for his investigative reporting on human rights and women's issues in Afghanistan.
Detained since
Sep 3, 2024
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
2 years in prison
Latitude: 34.941313
Longitude: 69.297402
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Bagram
Location of detention - Facility
Bagram prison
Recent case update / evolution
Hamid Farhadi was arrested by Taliban forces from the Ministry of Interior on September 3, 2024, in Kabul. On September 19, 2024, he was tried without legal representation and sentenced to two years in prison on charges of "spreading propaganda against the authorities". Initially detained in Pul-e-Charkhi prison, he was later transferred without notice to Bagram prison on March 28, 2025.
Hamid Farhadi remains in detention after being transferred to Bagram prison on 28 March 2025. Human Rights Organisations continue to document his case and call for his immediate release. His family is reportedly allowed only one short monthly visit, and no legal appeal or change to his two-year sentence has been reported to date.
Any other relevant documents
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa11/9387/2025/en/
https://www.afintl.com/en/202512088421
Attachments
Documented by
- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1989
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Hamid Farhadi is an Afghan journalist and reporter for the U.S.-based news outlet Etilaatroz (KabulNow). Farhadi is known for his investigative reporting on human rights and women's issues in Afghanistan.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Bagram
- Location of detention - Facility
- Bagram prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.941313
Longitude: 69.297402
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Sep 3, 2024
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Sentence
2 years in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Hamid Farhadi was arrested by Taliban forces from the Ministry of Interior on September 3, 2024, in Kabul. On September 19, 2024, he was tried without legal representation and sentenced to two years in prison on charges of "spreading propaganda against the authorities". Initially detained in Pul-e-Charkhi prison, he was later transferred without notice to Bagram prison on March 28, 2025.
Hamid Farhadi remains in detention after being transferred to Bagram prison on 28 March 2025. Human Rights Organisations continue to document his case and call for his immediate release. His family is reportedly allowed only one short monthly visit, and no legal appeal or change to his two-year sentence has been reported to date.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Reports indicate that Hamid Farhadi was subjected to ill-treatment during detention, including prolonged solitary confinement and harsh interrogation conditions. His sudden transfer from Pul-e-Charkhi to Bagram Prison without notice raised further concerns about his safety. Family visits are extremely restricted, and his mental and physical well-being have reportedly deteriorated.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. His deteriorating health, reports of ill-treatment, and restricted family access place him at serious risk of further harm.
Legal assistance to protect his rights and secure his release.
- Any other relevant documents
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa11/9387/2025/en/
https://www.afintl.com/en/202512088421
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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