Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
Protect Hungarians’ right to criticise public officials, say IFEX members
IFEX members support the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s draft law to decriminalise libel and defamation of public officials
Afghan media respond to Taliban threats against TV channels
On 13 October 2015, the Afghan media collectively said they will not bow to the threats of the Taliban. A statement and video by the group issued the previous day, 12 October, targeted TOLO TV and 1TV and included death threats against all their staff.
Study looks at violence against female journalists in Afghanistan
A new study shows more than 100 cases of violence against female journalists have been registered since the beginning of the year in Kabul and Balkh provinces, Afghanistan.
UN Security Council must press for an end to attacks against media in Yemen
IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.
An open letter calling for justice for slain journalist Ibrahim Foday
Four years after Sierra Leone Journalist Ibrahim Foday’s death, members of IFEX join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling for more rapid progress.
Ahead of cartoonist’s trial, NGOs call on Malaysian government to drop charges
Charged under the Sedition Act in Malaysia, internationally known political cartoonist Zunar could face 43 years in jail for a tweet.
Swaziland doesn’t want you to care about these government critics. Here’s why you should.
They don’t write for The New York Times or The Daily Mail. And the Swazi government is counting on just that to keep Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko in jail for criticizing the judiciary.
Journalists’ center condemns first media killing of Afghanistan in 2015
Afghani radio reporter Aaqel Mohammed Waqar was gunned down in an attack that his editor believes was politically motivated and may have been carried out by the Taliban.