Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- Rights groups have urged Pakistan to release detained Afghan journalist Fatema Hamnawa and uphold its pledge to protect exiled reporters from deportation.
An Afghan media watchdog has condemned Pakistan's detention of journalist Fatema Hamnawa and her children, warning of growing threats to Afghan journalists in exile.
Afghanistan's media advocacy group Nai said Tuesday that the arrest and possible deportation of Afghan journalists, particularly women, from Pakistan is "a dangerous and alarming development."
The organization reported that Pakistani police detained Fatema Hamnawa, an Afghan journalist living in Pakistan, along with her two young children, amid an ongoing crackdown on migrants.
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