by SAMSN Admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Economic pressure, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Local media groups left in Afghanistan met with Taliban leaders on September 3 to address concerns around journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is cautious over the Taliban’s commitment to combating impunity for crimes against...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Hundreds of Pakistani journalists participated a ‘sit in’ demonstration from September 12-13, united in protest against the proposed controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) bill. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Afghanistan, Harassment, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Release, Threat, Torture
Local media groups left in Afghanistan met with Taliban leaders on September 3 to address concerns around journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is cautious over the Taliban’s commitment to combating impunity for crimes against...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Fahim Dashti, a veteran leader of the Afghanistan National Journalist Union (ANJU), was killed in Panjshir province on September 5 during a clash between the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) and the Taliban. The International Federation of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
باتأثر و تأسف فراوان یکی از چهرههای مطرح خانواده مطبوعات افغانستان و مرد خوش نام و آزاده کشور رخت سفر بست و برای همیش از میان ما رفت. هییت رهبری اتحادیه ملی ژورنالیستان افغانستان مراتب غم شریکی و تسلیت خویش را جهت شهادت آقای فهیم دشتی رئیس قبلی اتحادیه ملی...
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...