human rights defender
Jihadmal Habibi
Actions and Campaigns
Jihadmal Habibi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
- Legal and professional support to resume Rasa Television’s operations
- Protection from further harassment or re-arrest by Taliban authorities
- Advocacy and monitoring by international media and human rights organizations to ensure safety and press freedom
HRD's year of birth
1995
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Other
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Jihadmal Habibi is a reporter for Rasa Television, a private Afghan broadcaster based in Kabul that was founded in 2019 and produced social and daily news reports. He worked on independent journalism, covering news and issues of public interest, despite the increasingly restrictive media environment in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
Detained since
Feb 18, 2025
Date of release
Dec 14, 2025
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
None officially. He was arbitrarily detained for 10 months without formal charges or a judgement.
Latitude: 34.94146267993488
Longitude: 69.29738039588315
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul, Afghanistan
Location of detention - Facility
Bagram Prison
Recent case update / evolution
Jihadmal Habibi was released on December 14, 2025, after 10 months of arbitrary detention by the Taliban. His trial lacked legal representation, and Rasa Television remains closed with its equipment confiscated.
Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/eng/afghanistan-journalists-center-reports-release-of-two-journalists-from-taliban-custody/
https://www.afintl.com/202512150140
https://rsf.org/en/tv-channel-raid-arrests-website-blocking-taliban-offensive-against-afghan-media
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1995
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Other
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Jihadmal Habibi is a reporter for Rasa Television, a private Afghan broadcaster based in Kabul that was founded in 2019 and produced social and daily news reports. He worked on independent journalism, covering news and issues of public interest, despite the increasingly restrictive media environment in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Location of detention - Facility
- Bagram Prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 34.94146267993488
Longitude: 69.29738039588315
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Feb 18, 2025
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Dec 14, 2025
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Sentence
None officially. He was arbitrarily detained for 10 months without formal charges or a judgement.
- Recent case update / evolution
Jihadmal Habibi was released on December 14, 2025, after 10 months of arbitrary detention by the Taliban. His trial lacked legal representation, and Rasa Television remains closed with its equipment confiscated.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Jihadmal Habibi was arbitrarily detained without legal representation, and Rasa TV’s office and equipment were confiscated. His case reflects the broader harassment and repression of journalists under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
- Legal and professional support to resume Rasa Television’s operations
- Protection from further harassment or re-arrest by Taliban authorities
- Advocacy and monitoring by international media and human rights organizations to ensure safety and press freedom
- Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/eng/afghanistan-journalists-center-reports-release-of-two-journalists-from-taliban-custody/
https://www.afintl.com/202512150140
https://rsf.org/en/tv-channel-raid-arrests-website-blocking-taliban-offensive-against-afghan-media
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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