On January 7, 2023, Mortaza Behboudi, a 29-year-old Franco-Afghan journalist, was arrested in Kabul by a group of Taliban when he had to recover his press accreditation, reports Release. Since then, the young man has been held prisoner in particularly harsh conditions. “His family is allowed to visit him twice a week”recently confided his wife, Aleksandra, in the columns of our colleagues. “He continues to take medication for his anxiety, but remains mentally strong. He is still so grateful for the support that has been put in place to get him out of jail.”
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Laurent Delahousse a waist support for Mortaza Behboudi
Indeed, in addition to his relatives, Mortaza Behboudi can also count on the support of many personalities from the media world. Among them: Laurent Delahousse. This Wednesday, June 7, 2023, the host of the show 8:30 p.m. Sunday on France 2 took to its social networks to share Maryse Burgot’s latest tweet. “At the center of this photo shoot my beautiful friend Mortaza. Journalist arbitrarily detained in Afghanistan. Mortaza, we are here. We do not forget you. We demand your release”, writes his counterpart.
Also, Alice Taglioni’s companion posted a publication by Christophe Deloire, secretary general of Reporters Without Borders, which proclaims loud and clear: “Five months that the Franco-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi has been detained in Afghanistan. Five months that @RSF_inter intervenes directly with the Taliban authorities to obtain his release, through various channels of discussion. The government in place in Kabul must recognize, once and for all for all, that he has nothing to do in prison”. And add the hashtag “Free Mortaza”.
In the center of this photo shoot my magnificent friend Mortaza. Journalist arbitrarily detained in Afghanistan. Mortaza, we are here. We don’t forget you. We demand your release.#freemortaza#voiceformortazapic.twitter.com/ocVH1XUuNm
— Maryse Burgot (@MaryseBurgot) June 7, 2023
This cry from the heart comes just a few days after the announcement, in full live, of the death of his colleague, Aurélia Grenier, chief editor at France Télévisions. “We pay tribute to one of our colleagues, Aurélia Grenier, who has just passed away, she was chief editor at France Télévisions. All of the editorial teams send a message of condolences and support to her family, and to his relatives”declared Laurent Delahousse with a heavy heart this Tuesday, June 6, 2023. A tribute that did not fail to move viewers.
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