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...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Release
Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist with Reuters news agency, was killed in crossfire while covering a fierce battle between Afghan security forces and Taliban militants in Kandahar province on Friday, July 16. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
An investigation by media freedom organizations has highlighted the police investigation failures following the murder of senior journalist Zubair Mujahid on November 2007. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
