human rights defender
Nazim Qasemi
Actions and Campaigns
Nazim Qasemi
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Legal assistance and a lawyer to represent him, advocacy for his immediate release, regular monitoring and follow-up on his case, and financial support for his family during his detention.
HRD's year of birth
1998
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Nazim Qasemi is an Afghan journalist and local reporter for TOLOnews TV in Badakhshan Province. His work focuses on reporting local developments and issues affecting communities, contributing to freedom of expression and public access to information. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 5 August 2026, allegedly in connection with a Facebook post criticizing the Taliban’s treatment of residents in Badakhshan.
Detained since
Aug 5, 2026
Date of release
Aug 8, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Latitude: 37.120458339957366
Longitude: 70.57673798480984
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Faizabad
Location of detention - Facility
Faizabad Province Detention center
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
His current conditions and treatment in detention remain unknown.
Any other relevant documents
https://afjc.media/news/afghanistan/north-east/badakhshan/afjc-condemns-the-arrest-of-tolo-news-reporter-by-gdi-in-badakhshan
https://kabulnow.com/2026/08/taliban-detains-journalist-in-badakhshan-activist-in-khost-as-pressure-on-critics-grows/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1998
- 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
Nazim Qasemi is an Afghan journalist and local reporter for TOLOnews TV in Badakhshan Province. His work focuses on reporting local developments and issues affecting communities, contributing to freedom of expression and public access to information. He was reportedly detained by Taliban intelligence forces on 5 August 2026, allegedly in connection with a Facebook post criticizing the Taliban’s treatment of residents in Badakhshan.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Faizabad
- Location of detention - Facility
- Faizabad Province Detention center
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 37.120458339957366
Longitude: 70.57673798480984
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Aug 5, 2026
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Aug 8, 2026
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
His current conditions and treatment in detention remain unknown.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Legal assistance and a lawyer to represent him, advocacy for his immediate release, regular monitoring and follow-up on his case, and financial support for his family during his detention.
- Any other relevant documents
https://afjc.media/news/afghanistan/north-east/badakhshan/afjc-condemns-the-arrest-of-tolo-news-reporter-by-gdi-in-badakhshan
https://kabulnow.com/2026/08/taliban-detains-journalist-in-badakhshan-activist-in-khost-as-pressure-on-critics-grows/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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