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Afghanistan

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Campaigns and Advocacy

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Call for clear commitment from Bonn conference to support freedom of expression and information

Never before have Afghans had so much free access to information provided by their own compatriots. However, these gains are under daily threat, say RSF and Afghan organisations.

Peace impossible without freedom and safety for media, says RSF mission report

Afghan leaders called for the release of journalists held hostage during RSF's recent mission to the country.

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From the Communiqué

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NATO admits to shooting dead BBC journalist

NATO has admitted shooting dead a BBC journalist in Afghanistan in July under the mistaken belief that he was a suicide bomber, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Afghan project gives voice to women writers

Afghan women poets and writers have been given an international voice through the Afghan Women's Writing Project (AWWP), reports the latest issue of Sampsonia Way magazine, sponsored by the non-profit City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Through a series of online writing workshops run remotely by American writers, Afghan women are able to publish their experiences in poems, essays and comments on the AWWP website.

French reporters freed after 18 months

Exactly 18 months after they were abducted in northeastern Afghanistan, French journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier and their Afghan interpreter have been released, say Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and news reports.

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Reports

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Each time a journalist is killed, the truth dies with them, says ARTICLE 19 report

Ten years on, targeted attacks against journalists, media workers and other civilians have increased, despite a number of measures by governments and organisations.

New IFJ report assesses press freedom

IFJ and its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists' Association, announce the release of a new report which outlines the challenges for journalists and press freedom since the lead-up to the country's elections in 2009 and 2010.


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