Afghanistan

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 April 2002 CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: Afghan fighters assault Boston Globe translator in view of U.S. Special Forces New York, April 11, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by yesterday’s assault on Ebadullah Ebadi, a translator and assistant working for the Boston Globe. Ebadi was attacked […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 14 March 2002 letter to Hamid Karzai, the Afghani interim government’s chairman of the Executive Council, IPI expressed its deep concern about a draft media law currently being circulated among those involved in rebuilding Afghanistan. According to information provided to IPI, the text being circulated is an amended draft of a […]

(CJFE/IFEX) – Canadian journalist Kathleen Kenna, the “Toronto Star” reporter injured in a hand grenade attack in Afghanistan on 4 March 2002, is recovering at a United States (U.S.) military hospital in Germany. According to the newspaper, her condition remains serious. Kenna was on a respirator until 11 March and was heavily sedated. She was […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the Afghan interim government’s foreign affairs minister, Abdullah Abdullah, RSF welcomed the identification of the murderers of Maria Grazia Cutuli, a correspondent from the Italian daily “Corriere Della Serra”, Harry Burton and Azizullah Haidari, a cameraman and photographer, respectively, from the Reuters news agency, and Julio Fuentes, a journalist […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: Journalists Warned of Kidnap Threat March 6, 2002—The British-led international peacekeeping force warned reporters today of a credible threat to kidnap foreign journalists. “Information about threats come and go all the time, but this is the first one assessed as credible enough to pass on […]

(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE media release: Toronto Star Reporter Kathleen Kenna Injured In Ambush In Afghanistan Toronto, March 4 – Reporter Kathleen Kenna of The Toronto Star daily newspaper was seriously injured today in an ambush by unidentified gunmen. Kenna, her husband Hadi Dadashian, Toronto Star photographer Bernard Weil and an Afghan […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to United States (US) Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, RSF expressed its preoccupation after American soldiers aimed their rifles at Doug Struck, “The Washington Post”‘s correspondent in Afghanistan, while he was investigating the impact of an American missile fired in Afghanistan. RSF asked Rumsfeld to provide explanations for the incident. […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 31 January 2002 CPJ press release: UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN: CPJ asks Pentagon to explain Al-Jazeera bombing New York, January 31, 2002-In a letter sent today to U.S. defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) requested information about the circumstances behind the U.S. bombing of the Kabul […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 24 January 2002 press release: Afghanistan Independent newspaper, Kabul Weekly, back on the streets The Afghan independent newspaper Kabul Weekly hit the streets of the capital on January 24, 2002, after an absence of more than five years. It is the first independent news weekly to be published in […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to United States Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, RSF expressed its concern about the attitude adopted by the American special forces who are said to have asked Afghani fighters to attack press photographers. RSF asked the defence secretary to provide detailed information about this incident and to take energetic steps […]

ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a December 2001 ARTICLE 19 joint statement, in conjunction with Internews, Oxford University, Media Action International, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, International Media Support, Reporters sans frontières, International Federation of Journalists and Committee to Protect Journalists: A Joint Statement of Concerned International Organisations: Strategic Action Plan for Media […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is very pleased about Canadian journalist Ken Hechtman’s release after one week in detention. On 1 December 2001, the Taliban handed the freelance journalist over to the Pakistani police at the Chaman border post (southwestern Pakistan). Earlier, two Canadian diplomats in charge of the negotiations met with a Taliban officer, who committed […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Bonn Conference on Afghanistan Reporters Without Borders asks Afghan representatives to ensure the security of journalists. At a press conference held in Koenings Winter, Germany, where the conference on political transition and the restoration of security in Afghanistan is taking place, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans […]

(FPJQ/CJFE/IFEX) – The following is an FPJQ and CJFE press release: FPJQ and CJFE alarmed about the disappearance of a Canadian journalist in Afghanistan The Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) wish to express their alarm over the disappearance of Ken Hechtman, a Canadian freelance journalist from […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 November 2001 CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: SWEDISH JOURNALIST KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS IN TALOQAN New York, November 27, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague Ulf Strömberg, a cameraman for the Swedish channel TV4. He was murdered early this morning […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: AFGHANISTAN Independent Canadian journalist kidnapped Reporters sans frontières fears for his life Reporters sans frontières (RSF) is seriously concerned following the abduction of independent Canadian journalist Ken Hechtman in southern Afghanistan. “In view of the recent killings of eight journalists in Afghanistan, the threats to execute […]