Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
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.
Afghan journalist wounded in French centre attack dies
Journalist Zubair Hatami, who was seriously injured during a Taliban suicide attack on a French-run school in Kabul, Afghanistan succumbed to his wounds in hospital.
Afghan government vows to end impunity for crimes against journalists
In response to AFJC’s national campaign against impunity, the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan’s National Unity Government vowed to put an end to impunity for crimes against journalists and media workers.