By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, August 17, 2023Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has brought to light a worrying surge in the detention of journalists in Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. Within the past 10 days, nine journalists have been arrested by the Taliban, causing significant concern among media organizations globally. The organization revealed on Wednesday that 12 journalists are currently being held in detention without any apparent reasons given.…
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report in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2023.NORTH WAZIRISTAN: The security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence based operation on reported presence of terrorists in general area Razmak, North Waziristan district in the night between Aug 14 and 15, the military’s media wing stated. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, “During the conduct of operation, security forces surrounded the terrorists’ location and after intense fire exchange, two terrorists were sent…
Report in Dawn, August 9th, 2023KARACHI: The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for the incident in Lyari on Monday in which a Rangers officials was martyred by armed men. A senior police officer told Dawn that the BLF posted a statement on the social media to claim the responsibility. The police had said that some Rangers personnel were performing their duty at a check post on Al-Falah Road in Chakiwara on Monday…
Attempts to discourage open discussions won’t help democracy, in view of experts.Political parties struggle to curb cadres’ social media activityby Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post. Aug 8, 2023In a statement following its standing committee meeting on Sunday, the CPN (Unified Socialist) directed its leaders and members not to make any remarks on social media against the party and its leadership. “As people involved in the party and its organisations have been speaking and writing…
by Ruwani Fonseka in The Daily Morning, Aug 4, 2023All political party leaders have been asked to submit their proposals and suggestions about the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on or before August 15, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says. Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake has communicated this to political party leaders in writing. At the all-party conference convened on July 26, President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of discussing the 13th constitutional amendment with all…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews online, July 29, 2023 at 7:47 PMThe Economic Times reported that in the coming weeks the travel time between the East, including India, and the West will be significantly reduced, especially after key aviation regulators will allow commercial aircraft to resume flying over Afghanistan. According to the Economic Times, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to American airliners to fly over the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR)…
report in Prothom Alo, July 15, 2023Speakers at a human chain in Dhaka have said the Digital Security Act (DSA) is posing risks to journalism and creating an environment of fear for media outlets as well as freedom of expression. The law is working as a shield for injustice. Despite repeated assurances from the government, journalists are consistently being harassed through the act, they alleged. Journalists from different media outlets, under the banner ‘We are…
ToloNews, July 14, 2023 at 4:08 PMA radio station and a TV channel, both in Balkh province, have stopped broadcasting due to economic challenges and existing restrictions on media in the province, the officials of the two media outlets said. Nehad radio station has operated for 16 years and Paikan TV channel operated for around 5 years. With the closing of these media outlets, officials said that at least 25 people have become jobless. “Lack…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 25, 2023Nearly 230 Afghan migrants have been deported from different cities in Turkey, according to Turkish media outlets. According to reports, most deported Afghan refugees were undocumented and illegal migrants. Based on the reports, the Turkish authorities have emphasized that they will continue identifying illegal asylum seekers in the eastern city of Agri, Turkey. Earlier, the General Directorate of Migration of Turkey announced that it had…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 18, 2023An army soldier was killed and another injured in an explosion of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Friday, ISPR said in a media statement on Saturday. The deceased is Monnaf Hossain Raju, 21, and injured Md Rezaul, 24, reports UNB. According to the ISPR, the explosion happened around 1:30pm on Friday when the soldiers were going to distribute pure drinking water and oral saline…