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Afghan Journalists Call For Timely Access to Information

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, Dec 10, 2022 at- 8: 46 PMAfghan journalists at an event asked the Islamic Emirate to make it easy for them to access information. At an event held by the “National House of Journalists of Afghanistan” to honor the work of journalists, reporters said that some government spokespeople do not provide information to the media on time, and in some cases they face restrictions. “We ask the current government…

Taliban blocks two U.S.-funded radio stations in Afghanistan

By Pamela Constable in The Washington Post, Dec 2, 2022 at 4:46 a.m. ESTKABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Thursday blocked transmissions by two news radio stations funded by the U.S. government, saying they had repeatedly “failed to adhere” to government press laws, “violated journalistic principles” and aired “one-sided broadcasts.” The Ministry of Information and Culture announced that it had stopped FM broadcasts by the Voice of America in 13 of the country’s 34 provinces…

Report: 88% women journalists face violence

report in Nepalnews.com, Nov 30, 2022 at 20:06hrsKATHMANDU: A study report on ‘online violence against women journalists’ shows that 88.6 per cent women journalists experienced violence in their life. The study was conducted from May to August 31, 2022. The study conducted among 281 women journalists working in print, electronic and online media had such findings. Out of 281 participants, 116 women journalists said they faced online violence from their colleagues, 89 from those out…

Imran claims Arshad Sharif killed in ‘targeted attack’

By Mushtaq Yusufzai in the News,26 Oct 2022PESHAWAR: Paying tribute to slain journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif, former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday claimed he was killed in a “targeted attack.” Arshad Sharif was gunned down in Kenya allegedly by the local police on Sunday night, though the police later in a statement expressed their regrets on what they called an “unfortunate incident.” The local media in Kenya had…