by SAMSN Admin | Oct 16, 2018 | Afghanistan, Media Rights Violations, Release
As Afghanistan prepares to go to the polls on October 20, concerns have been raised about the access that provincial journalists will have at polling stations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Photojournalist M Asif Hakimi was among 22 killed in a bomb blast on an election gathering in northern province of Takhar, Afghanistan on October 13. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Afghan Independent Journalists Association...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 6, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Two television journalists were killed and another five injured in a brutal twin blast in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on September 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Taliban attacks on Ghazni province in Afghanistan saw the incineration of a local radio and television station; and the death of media technician Mohammad Dawood on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 12, 2018 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Taliban burned down Ghaznavian Radio and Television Building after massive attacks on major parts of Ghazni city on third day long arrmed fighting to control provincial capital. During attack on station, the staff of Ghaznvian Radio and Television were not present...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old driver for Agence France Presse (AFP), in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which left a total of 25 people dead. The IFJ demands that the perpetrators...
