Press freedom group says Taliban court has freed a French-Afghan journalist held for 284 days

2024-12-25 20:52:03 source:lotradecoin professional trading tools category:Invest

PARIS (AP) — A Taliban court in Afghanistan has released a French-Afghan journalist held for 284 days and cleared him of espionage and other charges, Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday.

The press freedom group said it is now working to quickly reunite Mortaza Behboudi with his wife, Alexandra, in Paris.

“It is the end of a painful ordeal,” said Christophe Deloire, the group’s secretary general.

Behboudi was arrested on Jan. 7, two days after he arrived in Afghanistan as part of a reporting assignment.

Behboudi was awarded the Bayeux Prize for War Correspondents last year for a series of reports about life in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.

More:Invest

Recommend

Beyoncé takes home first award in country music category at 2024 Billboard Music Awards

Beyoncé is taking home her first country award after her eighth studio album "Cowboy Carter" garner

Caitlin Clark will compete in LPGA's The Annika pro-am this November

Fresh off a playoff appearance and claiming her near-unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year award, the In

A series of deaths and the ‘Big Fight': Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — It was the day of the “Big Fight” at the police academy, and rookie sheriff’