For ten years, a daily newspaper in Kabul reported on abuse, corruption and nepotism in a transparent, critical and investigative manner. The withdrawal of international troops and the Taliban’s seizure of power put an end to this work. The independent press falls silent.
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Abbas Rezaie
Documentary filmmaker and video reporter Abbas Rezaie has made two shorter films in 2021: about a bomb attack on a school and about Iranian refugees in Kabul. A film about girls who were excluded from school and work by the Taliban is in the works. THE ETILAAT ROZ is his first feature-length documentary.