CPJ urges European Commission to not invite the Taliban to Brussels
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What an EU deal with the Taliban would mean for Afghans deported home
The Taliban has been invited to Brussels to discuss the deportation of refugees to a country where they will face what experts predict will be "danger and abuse." If the EU wins, this is what they stand to lose.
CPJ urges European Commission to not invite the Taliban to Brussels
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on the European Commission to scrap reported plans to invite the Taliban to Brussels. According to media reports, the technical talks would focus on the return of rejected asylum seekers and Afghans convicted of crimes. The European Union does not officially recognize the Taliban, and formal engagement...
The European Commission confirmed this week that it has issued a formal invitation to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to attend a technical meeting in the Community capital. There was already a meeting in Kabul in January, so in Brussels they try to downplay it, but the Taliban's own presence in the European institutions has generated much debate in recent days and raises doubts about the European institutions' commitment to keep relations wit…
Watchdog Urges EU to Cancel Taliban Talks in Brussels Over Press Freedom Concerns
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the European Commission to cancel plans to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels, warning that such engagement could legitimize a group that continues to restrict media freedoms in Afghanistan. In a statement on Monday, CPJ said the Taliban has shut down independent media outlets, jailed journalists, and imposed severe censorship since returning to power in Afghan…
CPJ urges EU to cancel planned talks with Taliban
The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged the European Commission to abandon reported plans to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels for talks related to the deportation of migrants from Europe. The organization warned that the move could legitimize a government that has overseen sweeping repression of independent media since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021. “It is outrageous that, as the Taliban attacks the media, the Europe…
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