by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2020 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Release
President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan in a decree abolished the role of all spokespersons across the country. In the past, each province had a spokesperson to share information with the media. President Ghani now wants governors to share information and abolished the...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 11, 2020 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Malala Maiwand, 25, a female TV anchor for Enkaas TV and Radio, was killed by gunmen in a targeted attack in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on December 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) correspondent Elias Daei was killed in an explosion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on November 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation for...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2020 | Afghanistan, Alert, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Yama Siawash, former TOLO news television journalist in Afghanistan was killed on November 7 in the targeted explosion in Makrorayan-e-Char area of Kabul. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) are...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 1, 2020 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Journalists Mohammed Bashir Ansari, Abdul Aziz Karimi and cameraperson Najib Faryad were injured in a road-side bomb explosion at Chahar Bulook district of Balkh province in Afghanistan on August 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Afghanistan, Release
The proposed amendments to Afghanistan’s media law introduced to Parliament in June has been dropped following strong criticisms from Afghanistan’s media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists...
