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Media, journalists lost independence after Taliban takeover last year

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Media, journalists lost independence after Taliban takeover last year

Media and journalists have lost their independence in the crisis-torn country since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, according to local media.

In a statement on Monday, the Free Speech House expressed concern about the state of the media, Afghan journalists, freedom of speech and media freedom following the Taliban takeover, Khaama Press reported.

The Afghan media and journalists have lost their independence and are subject to systematic scrutiny by the de facto authorities in Kabul, the statement said.

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The censorship has different roots, most of which belong to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), the statement said.

“Afghan media and journalists are under unprecedented pressure from IEA intelligence to turn the media into their propaganda platform. Intelligence has succeeded in doing this to a certain extent because they use different methods as threat, force, and pressure,” Khaama Press quoted the statement. According to the Khaama Press, the Free Speech House claimed that the Taliban went to the media’s newsrooms and told reporters to cover stories that would benefit them under their rule.

It further noted that most prominent journalists had left because they did not want to be used to promote the Taliban.

The House of Free Speech has asked the IEA to stop censoring the media and putting pressure on Afghan journalists, and has asked international media advocates to protect journalists’ lives and protect the gains of the past 20 years.

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The Taliban took over Kabul on August 15, and the country has since been hit by a deepening economic, humanitarian and security crisis.

Complete News Source : Hindustan Times

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

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Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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