Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2020 Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia remain near the top on the list of countries where the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says “impunity” in cases of murdered journalists is “entrenched.” The New York-based watchdog’s 2020 Global Impunity Index highlighted a total of 12 countries where “journalists are singled out for murder
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2020 U.S. federal authorities have announced that an Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face trial for the 2008 kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times and two other men in Afghanistan. The six-count indictment against Haji Najibullah was unsealed in a New York
1TV: Criticism on Ahmadi mounted in recent days over reports that his salary was $500 per day at the time when he was an adviser to the ministry of finance. Ahmadi has also faced criticism over his meeting in the bank with a person convicted of embezzlement and also electricity outage for several hours in
The Christian Science Monitor: Afghanistan’s government has a delicate balancing act. As it jockeys for position ahead of talks with the Taliban, it must maintain support from both progressive and conservative segments of the Afghan people. In the late 1990s, when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the hard-line Islamists imposed a range of restrictions on Afghan
Ariana: The Afghan media on Wednesday voiced concern over the upcoming intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha after Qatar visas for local journalists were not approved. Members of the public also objected to the move saying talks should not be held behind closed doors and that the people of Afghanistan have the right to be kept
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 9, 2020 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the recent arrests of two journalists in Afghanistan and the “harassment” to which the Pajhwok Afghan News agency is being subjected by the authorities. In a statement on July 9, the Paris-based media freedom watchdog urged the Afghan authorities and security officials to
Ariana: The Ministry of Public [Health] said Tuesday that Afghanistan Coronavirus cases have reached 31,517. According to the ministry, 279 new have been registered in the past 24 hours. So far, 745 Coronavirus patients have died while 14,036 people have recovered their health. Click here to read more (external link). Related More than 900 media
Al Jazeera: Afghan media companies have rejected proposed changes to a media law that they say would be a setback for independent journalism in the country. The amendments to the legislation were sent to parliament for ratification on Wednesday, but recalled by the government for further review after an outcry from the media outlets. Among
Ariana: The Upper House of the Afghan parliament said Saturday that it will not pass the latest amendments in the media law. A number of Afghan senators believe that the amendments to the media law by the government were in controversy with the Afghan constitution and the values of freedom of expression, saying that if