November 21st coincides with the International TV Day, which is celebrated in most of countries. In Afghanistan in general all media in specific televisions sustain plenty of problems.
Based on reports that Nai found telecommunication networks are disrupted since 24 hours in Badghais province due to armed groups’ threats and only a network works in some areas in Qala-e-Naw city center of the province.
On the threshold of International day of “Ending the culture of impunity from prosecution of crimes against journalists” …
Nai’s findings from monitoring of media and journalists’ performances during election days indicate that reporters suffered serious problems in accessing to information during election coverage.
Muhammad Salim Angar, cameraperson of RTA television in Qandahar was assassinated in an incident which occurred at Headquarter office in the province on Thursday 18th October 2018.
IEC, Independent Election Commission announced that tonight at 11:59 minutes and 59 seconds, 17th October 2018 blackout period will be started. Thus, media are requested to follow up the rule of this stage, the commission also has requested media not to exaggerate security incidents during the election time and focus on election process through encouraging…
Muhammad Asif Hakimi one of the local camerapersons in Rustaq district of Takhar province was martyred as a result of the bomb blast during an election campaign on 13th October 2018. He was busy in filming and photography in the last 15 years and was present in every political and cultural programs, his martyrdom is…
A couple of months ago Center for Law and Democracy through a review and ratting of law has announced Afghanistan’s Access to Information Law in 1st rank and said that this is the best law in the segment of access to information.
The Independent Election Commission has approved the regulation in 11 articles and publicized it. First of all Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan appreciates the approval of this regulation.
Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan believes that conduction or arrangement of such competition for publication and dissemination of disrespectful images of Holy prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is an explicit violation of freedom of thoughts in expression and freedom of religion.
A month back there were 8 active radios, 2 active TV stations and two active papers but now it is zero.
Based on the reports of the resources which are reliable but due to security challenges we avoid to reveal their names, Nai has come to know that Ghaznawian Radio and TV’s offices and Rana radio’s office in Ghazni province have been set on fire by Taliban terroristic group and all the assets of these media…
Election as major and fundamental process in the direction of democracy, is illegible and acceptable if national laws accept it as a procedure for specific process in a country context.
Today, 26th, July 2018 around 06:30 am early in the morning two camerapersons of Pazhwak News Agency and Kabul News TV’s were beaten up and violated by police and National Security Forces.
Afghanistan’s constitution is a red line that every entity should heed it. Freedom of expression and freedom of information are the fundamental rights of Afghan citizens and no any entity including government can violate it.
Akhtar Muhammad, AFP France Press News Agency’s driver was martyred on Sunday 22nd, July 2018 while leaving home for the purpose of his office. He was killed in a suicide attack that happened nearby Kabul International airport.
Since March 21st, 2018 58 violence cases against journalists are recorded at Nai’s Media Watch that include 13 cases of assassination. This number determines that journalists’ assassination have been increased by 33% in comparison with the same duration last year.
After beating up and humiliation of two journalists in Ghazni province by a NDS staff, they, the NDS said to Nai’s Media Watch that the concerned employee had apologized and this issue has been solved and the employee who behaved abusively is in custody and he will be administratively punished.
At opening ceremony of the exhibition interior deputy minister Khalilullah Bakhtyari explained their activities on drag counter processes. “Although statistics show of drag cultivation increase, but it is clear that the most beneficiaries of drags are not Afghans but the smugglers including terrorists.” He added.
A number of journalists in Herat province reported to Nai’s Media Watch that they faced abusive behavior of protesters during a protest rally.
Website related to Taliban group threatened media and media entities through a statement on 12th, June 2018.
Sabir Mohmand, spokesperson of Information and Culture Ministry in interview with Nai’s Media Watch said: “Ministries are supposed to be shifted in to specific area in Dar_ul_Aman “south west of Kabul city” but there isn’t any safe and sufficient environment to transfer the archive, so that president had ordered to transfer Afghan film archive into…
On Monday 11th, June 2018, a number of local journalists in Qandahar province reported that they were invited for coverage of president Ghani’s speech seven hours before his arrival but when Mr. Ghani arrived his press group and special security forces didn’t allow journalists to cover his speech, to film and to take photo.
On Monday 11th, June 2018, a number of local journalists in Qandahar province reported that they were invited for coverage of president Ghani’s speech seven hours before his arrival but when Mr. Ghani arrived his press group and special security forces didn’t allow journalists to cover his speech, to film and to take photo.
Reports indicate that Taliban’s Radio have broadcast under the name of “Voice of Shariah” in Ghazni, Zabul and Qandahar provinces.
Badakhshan’s Journalists and media community stopped boycotting news of government. After apologize of Badakhshan’s governor, General Ahmad Faisal Bekzad; it was decided by journalists’ community of Badakhshan to remove the ban.
Recently, journalists of Badakhshan and Daikondi provinces in protest boycotted government news.
In a series of explosions in Jalalabad city, a media associate was martyred and two others were wounded.
Journalists and media workers are worried about their lives and their families with the intensification of war in Farah city and in frequent contacts with Media Watch of Nai Office; they demand protection of their lives and their families.
On Monday, first of May, a deadly terrorist attack in Kabul was conducted against journalists in the country. In this terrorist event, along with other citizens of the country, nine journalists and photographers were martyred and six others were wounded. In addition, another journalist in Khost Province was martyred by the gunmen.
NAI Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan is currently implementing the following training programs in the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kandahar, Baghlan and Kapisa.
Abdul Manan Arghand, a local correspondent for Kabul News TV in Kandahar was martyred this morning (25th of April 2018) by unidentified gunmen in the province.
In the latest report from the International organization of reporters without Border, released on April 25, which Afghanistan has climbed 118th from 120th place.
Unidentified individuals two days ago at midnight enter the local office of national union of journalists and Khurshid television in the Herat city, and after the destruction of the office equipment, they took some of the workable equipment and the cameras with them.
Unidentified individuals two days ago at midnight enter the local office of national union of journalists and Khurshid television in the Herat city, and after the destruction of the office equipment, they took some of the workable equipment and the cameras with them.
The oversight commission on access to Information on the basis of the official complaint filed by the Nai office for insolent behavior and hiding information from “our Afghanistan” news agency journalist, has introduced minister and head of ministry of communications and Information technology to the prosecutor’s office.
In a recent survey conducted by the Nai office at the media in 34 provinces of Afghanistan over working of women, has found out that women’s presence in the media has increased, contrary to pre-announced beliefs.
The Nai office findings shows which over the past three years, the national unity government by using of a new approach, has recruited about 50 government criticizer journalists and use them as spokespersons, employees or advisers.
Erfan Barzgar, a local correspondent at local Salam Watandar radio in Takhar province, was threatened by the commander of the counter terrorism directorate of the Takhar Provincial Police Command.
Massoud Hussaini, a well-known photojournalist of the country who won the Pulitzer Prize, was attacked last night (28 March 2018) at around 7:00 P.M in Kabul city, but fortunately he was not hurt.
A group of unidentified gunmen attacked the building of the Hub media group television and radio Shehba early on Tuesday, March 19, 2018, which wounded two security guards of the media station.
A number of journalists and news directors in Afghanistan’s media have been complaining about the increased problems caused by the lack of access to information and saying that the access to information has recently been badly damaged.
The digitalization process of the electronic media has been the subject of many years of media coverage of the country. This process has gone through the ups and downs, but so far no final decision has been taken in this regard by the government.
A recent video on social media shows that a media employee in Afghanistan is in a state of trance. In the video, it is obviously showing the inhumanity behavior with the media staff.
Kabul university J-School’s 10 student monographs’ Development process has been finalized and accomplished.
Abdul Ali Afghan, a Photographer (Photojournalist) in Kandahar province, was imprisoned on charge of writing contemptuous subjects to the address of prosecutors of Kandahar Province on his Facebook wall.
Access to information is one of the fundamental rights of citizens, which the Afghan constitution has recognized this right for citizens of the country.
On 7th of February 2018, security officials in Kandahar province announced they thwarted explosives that has been allegedly mounted in a reporter microphone in Kandahar province. It was said that these explosives was designed to assassinate General Abdul Raziq, the Kandahar provincial police commander, which was discovered and defused before the attack took…
Ahmad Saeedi, a former diplomat and one of the country’s media analysts, based on his own confirmation, on 27 January 2018, from 7 P.M to 12 P.M, in the same night has spent his night at the national security Directorate.
190 violence cases of Afghani journalists and media that included killings, injuries, abductions, threatened and terror and had happened since 2003 by Taliban, Haqqani network and ISIS filled in ICC by Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan.
Two Journalists of Ningarhar provincial radio and Television (RTA) while returning from Ghani Khil district of said province to the capital city of Jalalabad were injured on Sunday 21st January. Their driver was shot to death.
Insecurity raise and ignorance of government toward media outlets security made media supporting entities concerns on freedom of expression in Ghazni. Authorities in this province ask journalists claiming they have events to be covered by media. Instead journalists are taken to the first line of war to do combat reporting.
Nai supporting open media in Afghanistan has achieved a letter that has been recently disseminated by the Ministry of Finance to its custom departments not to do interviews with the media across the country,
