NAI calls for honoring the Press Freedom Day in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – A local organization supporting independent media in Afghanistan, NAI has called for honoring the Press Freedom Day in Afghanistan as a sign
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Government agencies to sign agreements to prevent interference in press affairs
KABUL CITY (SW) – A number of government institutions will sign agreements to prevent interference in press affairs, said an official. Officials of the Ministry
Mujahid says no restrictions on press freedom
KABUL (SW) – In his message on World Press Freedom Day, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, claimed there were no restrictions on media in the country.
150 cases of violence against journalists in 8 months
MONITORING (SW) – The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media has said that at least 150 cases of violence against journalists have been reported in the past eight months.
Afghanistan dropped 34 places in the World Press Freedom Index 2022
MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has dropped 34 places in the World Press Freedom Index 2022, announced the Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday.
‘Freedom of expression is non-negotiable’
KABUL (SW) – On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan declared that the freedom of expression is an non-negotiable principle in the country.
80 journalists detained, tortured under Islamic Emirate rule
KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed concerns over the continued pressure on the media, threats, arrests and torture of journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces.
Call for ‘urgent action’ to defend journalist, press freedom in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to Richard Bennett, the UN’s new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the rise and a climate of fear has taken hold in all media outlets.
Afghans must not be forgotten, UNDP head tells the world
MONITORING (SW) – Achim Steiner, director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has called on the leaders of the Islamic Emirate to reconsider their decision on girls’ education and press freedom.
Another radio station goes off the air
MONITORING (SW) – Another radio station in Afghanistan went off the air for good due to the prevailing security and economic situation.
Call for unconditional release of detained journalists
KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed grim concerns over the arrest of two private TV journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces in Kabul on Monday.
Forceful cancellation of conference on press freedom widely condemned
KABUL (SW) – Rights groups have condemned the forceful cancellation of a conference on the state of press freedom in Afghanistan by the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media.
