Guwahati, April 22 -- Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed concern over the imprisonment of Habib-ur-Rahman Taseer, a local Afghan journalist associated with Radio Azadi/Radio Free Europe.

According to the Afghanistan Journalist Center, Taseer was detained by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan on April 6 and lately, he has been sent to jail.

Taseer was reportedly detained for preparing local reports for Radio Azadi and his smartphone was seized and checked without his consent.

The Ghazni-based journalist was also asked to exit from a joint Whatsapp group of journalists.

"It's worrisome that a dedicated scribe like Habib-ur-Rahman Taseer remains under detention for his work as a media person. T...