by SAMSN Admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Afghanistan, Arrest / Detainment, Attack, Harassment, Killing, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Concerns for the state of press freedom and freedom of expression in Afghanistan are escalating following the Taliban militant’s takeover, as mounting attacks and threats against Afghan media and journalists coincide with the United States departure from the country...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Afghanistan, Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Release
Khyber TV reporter Abdul Mateen Achakzai and cameraperson Muhammad Ali were arrested while reporting in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan on August 25 and released two days later, while another Pakistani journalist Muhammad Iqbal Mengal remains missing. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Pakistan
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has shown its deep concern over the suspect abduction of a Pakistani reporter while he was performing his duties in Afghanistan and demanded the Afghan & Pakistan authorities to ensure his safe rescue. A reporter from...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Pakistan
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has shown its deep concern over the arrest of two Pakistani journalists in Qandhar, Afghanistan and demanded the Pakistan Government to coordinate authorities in Afghanistan to get them free. Two Pakistan journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Despite ever growing requests for emergency evacuation from media workers in Afghanistan, a bomb blast at Kabul airport on August 26 has ended vital evacuation efforts for many countries. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan...
