:Kabul Press

{{Short description|Independent news outlet covering Afghanistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Kabul Press
{{small|{{lang|prs|کابل پرس}}}}

| logo = KabulPressLogo.png

| logo_size = 250px

| type = Independent media organization

| area_served = Regions inhabited by stateless nations and ethnic communities, and their global diasporas

| key_people = Kamran Mir Hazar (Journalist and Director)

| industry = Mass media

| services = Online News, Investigative Journalism, Human Rights Reporting

| owner = Kamran Mir Hazar

| num_employees =

| foundation = 24 December 2003

| location_country = Norway

| homepage = {{url|https://www.kabulpress.org/|Kabul Press}}

}}

Kabul Press ({{langx|prs|کابل پرس}}) is an independent news outlet founded by Kamran Mir Hazar, a Hazara journalist and poet.{{cite web | title = About Kabul Press | url = https://www.kabulpress.org/article13603.html | website = Kabul Press | access-date = 9 May 2025 }} Its editorial operations are based in Norway. The outlet publishes in both Dari Persian and English, and focuses on political, social, and human rights issues affecting Afghanistan and the broader region.{{cite web | title = Afghanistan: Threats to freedom of expression: Kamran Mir Hazar | url = https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa110082007en.pdf | publisher = Amnesty International | date = August 2007 | access-date = 9 May 2025 }}

Kabul Press highlights the region's diverse ethnic composition, including communities such as the Hazara, Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Pashtun, and Nuristani. It explores how the absence of a cohesive and inclusive national identity has contributed to ongoing conflict, marginalization, and human rights violations. The outlet often challenges dominant narratives shaped by political elites, particularly those that obscure the realities faced by non-Pashtun communities.{{cite web

| title = The Systematic Erosion of Rights: A Closer Look at the Troubling Realities in So-Called Afghanistan

| website = Kabul Press

| url = https://www.kabulpress.org/article240979.html

| access-date = 9 May 2025

}}{{cite web

| title = The crisis of national identity in Afghanistan. ethnic policy

| website = ArticleKZ

| url = https://articlekz.com/en/article/18981

| access-date = 9 May 2025

}}{{cite web

| last = Gossman

| first = Patricia

| title = Afghanistan’s Deadly Identity Politics: How Corruption and Ethnic Division Undermine Governance

| website = Foreign Affairs

| date = 24 July 2017

| url = https://www.foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/afghanistans-deadly-identity-politics

| access-date = 9 May 2025

}}

The outlet has been at the forefront of advocating for press freedom. Kamran Mir Hazar has faced multiple detentions by regional authorities, attracting attention from press freedom organizations. For instance, he was detained in 2007, leading to condemnations from groups such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders.{{cite web

| last = Staff

| title = Web journalist detained twice, threatened by security agents

| publisher = Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

| date = 4 July 2007

| url = http://cpj.org/2007/07/afghanistan-web-journalist-detained-twice-threaten.php

| accessdate = 2010-02-03

| archive-date = 18 July 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718152245/http://cpj.org/2007/07/afghanistan-web-journalist-detained-twice-threaten.php

| url-status = live

}}{{cite web

| last = Staff

| title = Website editor freed after being held for nine hours in Afghan "Guantanamo"

| publisher = Reporters Without Borders

| date = 10 August 2007

| url = http://www.rsf.org/Website-editor-freed-after-being.html

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415215953/http://www.rsf.org/Website-editor-freed-after-being.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 15 April 2013

| accessdate = 2010-02-03

}}

Kabul Press has been among the few consistently active media organizations reporting on what a growing number of human rights organizations and legal bodies now recognize as the ongoing Hazara genocide. In August 2024, the American Bar Association unanimously passed Resolution 501, calling on national governments to recognize, halt, and prevent further acts of genocide against the Hazara people. The resolution also urges the U.S. Department of State and international institutions to promote justice and accountability for crimes committed against the Hazara population. Kabul Press continues to play a significant role in amplifying the voices of the global Stop Hazara Genocide movement and in advocating for increased international attention to the plight of the Hazara stateless nation.{{cite web

| title = ABA Adopts Resolution to Recognize, Stop, and Prevent Further Acts of Genocide Against Hazara

| website = CriminalLaw.International

| date = 9 April 2025

| publisher = American Bar Association International Criminal Law Committee

| url = https://criminallaw.international/2024/08/06/aba-adopts-resolution-to-recognize-stop-and-prevent-further-acts-of-genocide-against-hazara/

| access-date = 12 May 2025

}}{{cite web

| title = Millions of Tweets to Stop Hazara Genocide

| website = Kabul Press

| date = 6 August 2024

| url = https://www.kabulpress.org/article240937.html

| access-date = 12 May 2025

}}{{cite web

| title = Hazara Worldwide Protest: Stop Hazara Genocide

| website = Kabul Press

| date = 6 August 2024

| url = https://www.kabulpress.org/article240935.html

| access-date = 12 May 2025

}}