Articles by Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
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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](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan_cameraman_taliban_women_reuters.jpg)
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](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ukraine_demonstrations_dec2013_efremlukatskiy2.jpg)
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.
![AFJC director Ahmad Quraishi addresses an International Day to End Impunity event in Kabul., AFJC](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan_idei_event_afjc.jpg)
Culture of impunity impacts on media freedom in Afghanistan
Shockingly, as many as 23 journalists have been murdered during the past two decades in Afghanistan, but their killers – with the exception of two cases – remain unpunished.
![REUTERS/Ahmad Masood](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan_cameramen_filming_2011_reuters.jpg)
Sixty-two cases of violence against journalists recorded in Afghanistan in 8 months
Given the recent increase in attacks against the media, there are serious concerns about press freedom as Afghanistan prepares for 2014 elections and the withdrawal of international troops.
![Journalist Mohammad Mohsen Hashemi, Afghanistan Journalists Center](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan_murdered_journalist_mohsen_hashemi_free_afjc.jpg)
Two individuals sentenced in killing of Afghani journalist
The brothers of a local Afghani radio journalist have been convicted in connection with his murder; the journalist’s family was reportedly critical of his social and political programmes.
![Journalist Rohullah Arman, AFJC](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/afghanistan_dismissed_reporter_rohullah_arman_free_afjc.jpg)
Afghani TV reporter fired for “liking” Facebook post
An Afghan TV reporter for Channel 1 was fired after he “liked” a Facebook post about the channel’s management.