Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)

Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)

Swedish journalist Nils Horner is pictured in Stockholm, 20 August 2013, REUTERS/Mattias Ahlm/Sveriges Radio/TT Agency

Swedish-British radio journalist gunned down in Kabul

Swedish Radio’s South Asia correspondent, Nils Horner, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Protesters raise their fists with a blue ribbon during the "Standing in Silent Action" event in support of the Hong Kong Journalist Association (HKJA) at Tamar Park in Hong Kong, 2 March 2014, REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Chief Executive of Hong Kong urged to protect freedom of expression

After a series of increasingly violent events, IFEX members and supporters call on Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying to take clear and deliberate steps to defend press freedom.

A woman picks vegetables near a residential compound under construction in Zhejiang province, China, 17 January 2014, REUTERS/William Hong

Transparency, independent media are vital for global development plan

195 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the UN to put government accountability and independent media at the centre of a new framework for global development.

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Young Afghan journalist killed in Kabul suicide attack

A young Afghan journalist, Mohammad Shahed Naeemi, lost his life following a suicide attack in Kabul; the Taliban have claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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Radio producer and presenter found dead in southern Afghanistan

The body of Noor Ahman Noori, the presenter of two religious programmes on the Boost radio station, was found in a sack near the city of Lashkargah in Aghanistan.

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Release Alaa Abd El Fattah and all those unjustly detained in Egypt

Following the criminalisation of peaceful protest in Egypt in November 2013, 57 organisations and individuals release joint statement against arrests of Egyptian bloggers and political activists.

An Afghan cameraman films the weapons and ammunition seized from captured suspected Taliban and presented to the media in Kabul, 15 March 2013, REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Attacks on Afghan media stoke concerns ahead of 2014 elections and withdrawal of international troops

The Afghanistan Journalists Center registered 84 media freedom violations during 2013 across the war-torn country, raising serious concerns about the safety of media representatives ahead of the April 2014 presidential vote and the international troops’ pullout.

Several dozen journalists suffered serious injuries following a brutal attack by soldiers on 1 December 2013 in Kyiv. , Efrem Lukatskiy

Worldwide condemnation for brutal attacks on over 50 journalists in Ukraine

IFEX members strongly condemn recent attacks on journalists during public demonstrations in Kyiv and call for those responsible to be held accountable.