human rights defender
Sayed Rahim Saidi
Actions and Campaigns
© AFJC website
Urgent support needed
Medical care and access to medication
Legal support
HRD's year of birth
1968
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Civil and political rights
- Digital rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
HRD's bio and work
Sayed Rahim Saidi is a 57-year-old filmmaker, managing director, and producer of Anar Media, a YouTube-based broadcaster.
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Jul 14, 2024
Date of release
Jun 22, 2025
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
Accused of spreading propaganda against the Taliban, he was sentenced to three years in prison on December 18, 2024.
Latitude: 34.51988221044194
Longitude: 69.34802560944671
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul
Location of detention - Facility
Pol e Charkhi prison
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
March 2025: he has been denied access to adequate healthcare, including required medication, and is kept in a cold prison cell. Between July and December 2024, while he was held in GDI District 40, he was allegedly subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including solitary confinement, and was denied access to the medicine sent by his family.
Recent case update / evolution
March 2025: he is now serving his sentence in Pol-e-Charkhi prison. Saidi is severely ill, suffering from lumbar disc herniation and prostate issues.
Any other relevant documents
https://afjc.media/english/index.php/news/kabul-region/kabul/afjc-calls-for-immediate-release-of-journalist-seyed-rahim-saidi-detained-by-gdi-in-kabul
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa11/8970/2025/en/
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