this is the moment morteza samadi was arrested.ban and anti—pakistan protest on september 7. the peaceful demonstration was dispersed by the local forces. at least two men were killed and seven wounded. morteza was there to cover the gathering, an event he also supported on his facebook page. his family couldn't see him while he was in detention. we didn't get anything from taliban to understand why he is morteza there. after three weeks, why we are not allowed to see him. i asked the taliban chief of information and culture for herat why they are imprisoning journalists and activists. this alone has sent an alarming message to otherjournalists who want to cover stories like this. what's your reaction to that? shortly after our interview, morteza and and activist were released as a gesture of good will, but these two journalists have not been so lucky. they were arrested while covering a protest in kabul. both were lashed and tortured and they are still recovering. media watchdog and human rights organisations have warned of a crac

we didn't get anything from the taliban to understand why morteza was there. i asked the taliban chief of information and culture for herat why they are imprisoning journalists and activists. this has sent an alarming message to journalists who want to cover stories like this. what's your reaction to that? shortly after our interview, morteza and an activist were released as a gesture of good faith. but these two journalists have not been so lucky — they were arrested while covering a protest in kabul. both were lashed and tortured, and they are still recovering. media watchdogs and human rights organisations have warned of a crackdown on freedom of speech, while around 154 media outlets have stopped operating since the return of the taliban. kawoon khamoosh, bbc news. the president of the philippines is certainly a controversialfigure. adored by his supporters but accused by critics of encouraging thousands of extrajudicial killings in his " w ar on drugs" now on the day the election season begins, rodrigo duterte has said he's retiring from politics. the bbc