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Afghanistan

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).

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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.

Afghanistan / France

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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Television journalist slain

A prominent television journalist allied with opposition political groups was found stabbed to death outside his home in Kabul on 6 September, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Afghanistan

British journalist killed in explosion

A British journalist was killed by a roadside bomb on 9 January while travelling with a U.S. Marine Corps unit, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

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Journalist killed in bomb blast; media workers abducted

A Canadian journalist was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on 30 December while travelling with four Canadian soldiers, reports Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

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Journalist freed; another killed in raid

There was good news and bad news coming out of Afghanistan this past week. After being sentenced to 20 years in prison, journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh was secretly pardoned by President Hamid Karzai weeks ago, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI).

Afghanistan / Pakistan

Authorities enforce media blackout during elections; journalist critical of Taliban killed

Security forces obstructed, assaulted and detained journalists in Afghanistan last week, enforcing an official order to avoid broadcasting any violent incidents during the presidential election, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). Meanwhile, in Pakistan's tribal areas, an Afghan journalist critical of the Taliban was killed, say the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) and other IFEX members.

Afghanistan / Pakistan

U.S. and Afghan journalists escape Taliban captors

IFEX members Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed relief after a "New York Times" reporter and Afghan journalist escaped from their Taliban captors on 19 June, following more than seven months in captivity.

Afghanistan

RSF ENCUENTRA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA EN DESCENSO BAJO EL PRESIDENTE KARZAI

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RSF CONSTATE QUE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE DÉCLINE SOUS LE PRÉSIDENT KARZAÏ

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RSF FINDS PRESS FREEDOM IN DECLINE UNDER PRESIDENT KARZAI

Press freedom violations have risen sharply in recent weeks in Afghanistan, with the murder of a young Afghan stringer in Kandahar, the Supreme Court's confirmation of a 20-year jail sentence for a blasphemous student, and the closure of "Payman" newspaper as a result of government pressure, says a new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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20 ANS POUR L'ÉTUDIANT JOURNALISTE « BLASPHÉMATEUR »

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SENTENCIA DE 20 AÑOS A ESTUDIANTE PERIODISTA "BLASFEMO"

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20 YEARS FOR "BLASPHEMOUS" STUDENT JOURNALIST

Afghanistan's Supreme Court has upheld a 20-year sentence for Parwez Kambakhsh, a student and part-time journalist who was charged with blasphemy after he emailed friends an article that critically analysed the portrayal of women in the Quran, report Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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PERIODISTA Y EXPRISIONERO DEL EJÉRCITO ESTADOUNIDENSE BALEADO

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UN JOURNALISTE ET ANCIEN DÉTENU DE L'ARMÉE AMÉRICAINE EST ABATTU

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JOURNALIST AND FORMER U.S. MILITARY DETAINEE GUNNED DOWN

An Afghan reporter who worked as a fixer for the Canadian media and had previously been detained by the U.S. military has been gunned down in Kandahar, report Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Canadian news sources.

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UNE JOURNALISTE EST LIBÉRÉE; SON GUIDE ET SON CHAUFFEUR SONT DÉTENUS

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EXIJA LA LIBERACIÓN DE PERIODISTA AFGANO SENTENCIADO A 20 AÑOS

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EXIGEZ LA REMISE EN LIBERTÉ DU JOURNALISTE AFGHAN CONDAMNÉ À 20 ANS DE PRISON

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DEMAND RELEASE OF AFGHAN JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS

An Afghan appeals court yesterday overturned a death sentence for a young journalist accused of blasphemy and instead sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Urgent international pressure is needed for his release, says the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN, which is asking you to send appeals to President Hamid Karzai and the Afghanistan ambassador in your country to intervene.

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FUERZAS ESTADOUNIDENSES LIBERAN A REPORTERO AFGANO DETENIDO DURANTE 11 MESES

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LES FORCES AMÉRICAINES LIBÈRENT UN REPORTER AFGHAN DÉTENU DEPUIS 11 MOIS

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U.S. FORCES FREE AFGHAN REPORTER HELD FOR 11 MONTHS

An Afghan reporter held for nearly a year without charge at U.S. military bases in Afghanistan has been released, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). He vowed to fight for justice, alleging his captors tortured him while in detention.

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IMPONEN A EX PERIODISTA Y MULÁ 20 AÑOS POR PUBLICAR TRADUCCIÓN DEL CORÁN

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UN ANCIEN JOURNALISTE ET UN MOLLAH SONT CONDAMNÉS À 20 ANS DE PRISON POUR AVOIR PUBLIÉ UNE TRADUCTION DU CORAN

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FORMER JOURNALIST, MULLAH GET 20 YEARS FOR PUBLISHING KORAN TRANSLATION

IFEX members ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) are calling on Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai to intervene in the case of a former journalist and a mullah who were sentenced to 20 years in prison last week for publishing a translation of the Koran.

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ENCUENTRAN MUERTO A REPORTERO DE BBC

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UN REPORTER DE LA BBC EST TROUVÉ MORT

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BBC REPORTER FOUND DEAD

A journalist working for the BBC in Afghanistan was found dead a day after he was abducted in Helmand province.

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¡ACTÚE! SALVE A UN REPORTERO EN EL CORREDOR DE LA MUERTE EN AFGANISTÁN

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AGISSEZ ! SAUVEZ UN REPORTER EN ATTENTE DE SON EXÉCUTION EN AFGHANISTAN

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TAKE ACTION! SAVE A REPORTER ON AFGHANISTAN'S DEATH ROW

Sayed Parwiz Kambakhsh, a 23-year old journalism student from Afghanistan, was sentenced to death in January for blasphemy - in a trial held behind closed doors and without any lawyers defending him. Join the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and other concerned groups in demanding a fair and speedy determination of Kambakhsh's appeal, which has already been delayed twice.

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AFGHAN JOURNALIST DECLARED ENEMY COMBATANT

An Afghan journalist working for a Canadian television network who has been held for four months without charge has been designated an "unlawful enemy combatant" by the U.S. military, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and news reports.

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PERIODISTA SENTENCIADO A MUERTE POR BLASFEMIA

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UN JOURNALISTE EST CONDAMNÉ À MORT POUR BLASPHÈME

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JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY

A young journalist from Afghanistan has been sentenced to death for blasphemy, report Reporters Without Borders and local news sources.

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REPORTERO NORUEGO ASESINADO EN KABUL

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UN REPORTER NORVÉGIEN ASSASSINÉ À KABOUL

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NORWEGIAN REPORTER MURDERED IN KABUL

A Norwegian journalist was one of at least six people killed in an alleged Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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INSI BRINDA CAPACITACIÓN EN SEGURIDAD A PERIODISTAS LOCALES

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L'INSI DONNE DE LA FORMATION EN SÉCURITÉ AUX JOURNALISTES LOCAUX

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INSI PROVIDES SAFETY TRAINING FOR LOCAL JOURNALISTS

Coping with kidnapping. Passage through checkpoints. Hostile crowd situations. These are just some of the aspects the International News Safety Institute (INSI) covered this month in its first-ever safety training to Afghan journalists working in dangerous conditions.

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MUJERES PERIODISTAS SE ESTÁN VOLVIENDO BLANCOS EN ZONAS DE CONFLICTO

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DANS LES ZONES DE CONFLIT, LES FEMMES JOURNALISTES DEVIENNENT DES CIBLES

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WOMEN JOURNALISTS BECOMING TARGETS IN CONFLICT AREAS

Two Afghan reporters and an Iraqi journalist who received numerous death threats for her work covering sectarian violence were killed last week, in a string of attacks against women journalists in conflict areas, report ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).

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UNE JOURNALISTE EST ABATTUE

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REPORTERA BALEADA

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WOMAN REPORTER GUNNED DOWN

A female television reporter was shot dead last week in Afghanistan, reports the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Shokiba Sanga Amaaj, a reporter and presenter for the Pashtu-language channel, Shamshad TV, was shot by gunmen at her home on the night of 1 June.

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LE REPORTER QUI A ÉTÉ ENLEVÉ A ÉTÉ TUÉ, DISENT LES TALIBANS

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ASESINAN A REPORTERO SECUESTRADO, DICEN LOS TALIBANES

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ABDUCTED REPORTER KILLED, SAYS TALIBAN

An Afghan journalist and translator was killed on 8 April, a month after he was kidnapped, a spokesperson for the Taliban said.

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UNE CAMPAGNE DE PHOTOS DE RSF REND HOMMAGE À UN CHAUFFEUR ASSASSINÉ

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CAMPAÑA FOTOGRÁFICA DE RSF RINDE TRIBUTO A CONDUCTOR ASESINADO

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AFGHANISTAN: RSF PHOTO CAMPAIGN PAYS TRIBUTE TO SLAIN DRIVER

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) is urging local and international media to pay homage to murdered Afghan driver Syed Agha by publishing his photograph.

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UN JOURNALISTE/TRADUCTEUR EST TOUJOURS CAPTIF

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PERIODISTA LOCAL Y TRADUCTOR SIGUEN EN CAUTIVERIO

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LOCAL JOURNALIST/TRANSLATOR STILL IN CAPTIVITY

Free expression groups worldwide have joined Afghan journalists in demanding the release of the independent journalist and translator who was kidnapped by the Taliban at the same time as a now-freed Italian journalist.

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DEUX JOURNALISTES ALLEMANDS SONT TUÉS

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PERIODISTAS ALEMANES ASESINADOS

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GERMAN JOURNALISTS KILLED

The International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontieres, RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have urged Afghan authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the murders of two German freelance journalists who were shot dead on 7 October 2006.

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CAMERAMAN KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the death of an Afghani cameraman who was fatally injured in a suicide bomb attack in Kandahar on 22 July 2006, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

Afghanistan

UN CAMÉRAMAN EST TUÉ DANS UN ATTENTAT SUICIDE

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CAMARÓGRAFO ASESINADO EN ATAQUE CON BOMBA SUICIDA

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DIRECTRICES DE MEDIOS AMENAZAN LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

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LES LIGNES DIRECTRICES SUR LES MÉDIAS MENACENT LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

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MEDIA GUIDELINES THREATEN PRESS FREEDOM

In what has been called the biggest threat to the independence of the media and free expression since the ousting of the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan's intelligence agency has issued a list of guidelines urging journalists to curtail their reporting on the country's deteriorating security situation.

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Des journalistes de la radio afghane reçoivent de plus en plus de menaces

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Periodistas afganos se enfrentan a demandas en aumento

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Afghan Journalists Face Increasing Threats

2 August 2005

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ASSASSINAT D'UNE PRÉSENTATRICE DE LA TÉLÉVISION

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PRESENTADORA DE TV ASESINADA

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TV PRESENTER KILLED

Shaima Rezayee, a former television presenter for Tolo TV in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in her home in Kabul on 18 May 2005, reported the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). She was the first journalist killed in the country since 2001.

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LA FIJ APPUIE UNE INITIATIVE EN FAVEUR DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION

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FIP APOYA INICIATIVA DE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN

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IFJ SUPPORTS FREE EXPRESSION INITIATIVE

In Afghanistan, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is supporting plans to hold a national conference aimed at promoting the protection of journalists and freedom of expression.

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INFORME DE RSF EXAMINA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA UN AÑO DESPUÉS

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RSF REPORT EXAMINES PRESS FREEDOM ONE YEAR LATER

One year after the collapse of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, press freedom in the war-ravaged country has been generally positive, says a new report released this week by Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). Independent radio stations are sprouting, women's magazines have been launched for the first time in years and the capital, Kabul, has 150 publications alone.

Afghanistan

LA CONFÉRENCE SUR LES MÉDIAS ADOPTE UNE DÉCLARATION HISTORIQUE

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CONFERENCIA DE MEDIOS ADOPTA DECLARACIÓN HISTÓRICA

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MEDIA CONFERENCE ADOPTS HISTORIC DECLARATION

An international conference on press freedom in Afghanistan has adopted an historic declaration calling on the Afghan government to enshrine the right to freedom of expression in the Constitution, introduce access-to-information legislation and transform the state broadcaster into a public-service outlet, reports ARTICLE 19.

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DES MEMBRES DE L?IFEX PARTICIPENT À UN COLLOQUE SUR LES MÉDIAS

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MIEMBROS DE IFEX ASISTEN A SEMINARIO DE MEDIOS

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IFEX MEMBERS ATTEND MEDIA SEMINAR

ARTICLE 19, the World Association of Newspapers, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Press Institute and the World Press Freedom Committee are taking part in an international seminar in Afghanistan this week aimed at encouraging the local government to adopt legislation favouring press freedom and media pluralism, reports UNESCO.

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LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE EXIGE DES MÉDIAS LIBRES ET PLURALISTES

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SOCIEDAD CIVIL PIDE MEDIOS LIBRES Y PLURALES

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CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR FREE AND PLURALISTIC MEDIA

Civil society representatives in Afghanistan are calling on the Afghan government to transform the state-run broadcaster into a public-service media outlet, adopt an access-to-information law and remove restrictive provisions in the press law, reports ARTICLE 19.

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LE PROJET DE LOI SUR LES MÉDIAS COMPORTE DE ?SÉRIEUSES FAILLES?

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PROYECTO DE LEY DE MEDIOS TIENE "GRAVES FALLAS"

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DRAFT MEDIA LAW CONTAINS "SERIOUS FLAWS"

A proposed media law currently being drafted in Afghanistan contains "serious flaws" which, if enacted, would have a harmful effect on freedom of expression, warns the International Press Institute (IPI). In a letter to the head of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai, the group says the draft Law of the Press needs a "radical re-assessment" for a number of reasons. It allows only Afghani citizens to print publications, a restriction that would weaken the local media, IPI argues. It says a ban on foreign investment in Afghan media could leave local outlets too weak to withstand potential government pressure during the transition period and beyond.

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GARANTIT LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE; LANCEMENT D?UNE REVUE FÉMININE

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NUEVA LEY GARANTIZA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA; INICIAN REVISTA PARA MUJERES

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NEW LAW GUARANTEES PRESS FREEDOM; WOMEN'S MAGAZINE LAUNCHED

Afghanistan's interim government has signed into law a new bill guaranteeing press freedom, bringing to an end years of censorship and repression of free speech under the former Taliban regime, reports the BBC. The leader of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai, says "People can have their newspapers, people can have their radios and they can write things, they can criticise us as much as they want."

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SEMANARIO INDEPENDIENTE VUELVE A LOS PUESTOS DE PERIÓDICOS

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UN HEBDOMADAIRE INDÉPENDANT RÉAPPARAÎT DANS LES STANDS

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INDEPENDENT WEEKLY BACK ON THE STANDS

Afghanistan's first independent news weekly to hit the streets in five years has returned. Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and Index on Censorship say "Kabul Weekly" is the first publication of its kind to be published since the collapse of the Taliban regime. Written in Pashto, Dari, English and French, the weekly came out on 24 January, with a print run of 2,500 copies. RSF says the newspaper was quickly sold out in the capital. The editor in chief, Faheem Dashty, tells the organisation that his staff of 10 journalists is "extremely enthusiastic and determined to report the news without fail."

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FREE EXPRESSION GROUPS RELEASE ACTION PLAN FOR AFGHAN MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

Nine free expression groups including ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters sans frontières have called on the international community to ensure that a commitment to respect freedom of expression is a key part of all political and development aid negotiations over the future of Afghanistan. "A crucial prerequisite for peace and stability, and democracy, in Afghanistan is the creation of an inclusive media environment based on respect for the international guarantee of freedom of expression," say the groups, which also include Internews, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, International Media Support, Media Action International and Oxford University.

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ARTICLE 19 EVALÚA ESTADO DE LOS MEDIOS

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ARTICLE 19 ÉVALUE LA SITUATION DES MÉDIAS

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ARTICLE 19 ASSESSES STATE OF THE MEDIA

Human rights and media NGOs should play a role in ensuring that freedom of expression concerns are dealt with during the current negotiations over the future of post-conflict Afghanistan, say ARTICLE 19 and International Media Support (IMS).

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OCTAVO PERIODISTA ASESINADO

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UN HUITIÈME JOURNALISTE TUÉ

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EIGHTH JOURNALIST KILLED

Swedish television cameraman Olaf Stromberg was shot and killed on the night of 26 November after armed gunmen broke into a house where he was staying in the city of Taloqan, reports the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Stromberg, an employee of Sweden-based TV4, is the eighth journalist to die while covering the war in Afghanistan. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Stromberg was awoken at 2 o'clock in the morning by three armed men who attempted to enter the house where he and three other Swedish journalists were staying. When Stromberg resisted the assailants' attempts to enter, he was shot at through the door and hit in the chest. TV4 colleagues say he died a short while later.

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BOMBAS ESTADOUNIDENSES GOLPEAN LA OFICINA EN KABUL DE AL YAZIRA

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LES BOMBES AMÉRICAINES TOMBENT SUR LES BUREAUX DE LA CHAÎNE AL-JAZIRAH À KABOUL

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JOURNALISTS' DEATH TOLL RISES TO SEVEN; US BOMBS HIT AL JAZEERA'S KABUL OFFICE

The death toll of journalists in Afghanistan has risen to seven in the past week, following the murder of four reporters on 19 November, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). According to RSF, the reporters have been identified as Maria Grazia Cutuli of the Italian daily "Corriere della Serra", Julio Fuentes of Spanish newspaper "El Mundo", and two Reuters cameramen ? Australian Harry Burton and Afghan-born Azizullah Haidari.

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GUERRA CAUSA PRIMERAS VÍCTIMAS EN MEDIOS

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LA GUERRE FAIT SES PREMIÈRES VICTIMES CHEZ LES JOURNALISTES

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WAR CLAIMS FIRST MEDIA CASUALTIES

The war in Afghanistan claimed its first media casualties last week when three reporters were killed in an ambush by Taliban forces, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). On 11 November, Radio France International reporter Johanne Sutton, Radio Television Luxembourg journalist Pierre Billaud and Volker Handloik, a freelance reporter for Germany's "Stern" magazine, were killed when the armoured personnel carrier (APC) on which they were traveling was fired upon.

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LES TALIBANS RELÂCHENT LE JOURNALISTE DE ?PARIS MATCH?

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TALIBÁN LIBERA A PERIODISTA DE "PARIS MATCH"

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TALIBAN RELEASES FRENCH JOURNALIST

Taliban authorities have released "Paris Match" journalist Michel Peyrard after an investigation concluded that he was not a spy, reports Reporters sans frontières (RSF). The journalist had been arrested along with two Pakistani colleagues on 9 October after they illegally entered Afghanistan to report on the US bombing campaign. According to RSF, Mukkaram Khan, a correspondent for the Pakistani newspaper "Nawa-i-Waqt", and Irfan Qureshi are still being detained, although a Taliban official said they would be released on 4 November. At press time, it is not known whether that pledge has been followed through. [See IFEX Communiqué #10-41]. ">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?system_id=3679">#10-41].

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FREE EXPRESSION GROUPS URGE GOVERNMENTS TO EASE PRESSURE ON REPORTERS COVERING AFGHAN WAR

"Journalists are being bullied and harassed by all sides in a conflict that calls for professionalism and independence from media ? not propaganda and censorship," declared the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) last week, following numerous reports of arrests and detentions of journalists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Calling for governments to lift pressure on journalists who are attempting to report on the conflicts in those countries, IFJ, Reporters sans frontières (RSF), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) drew attention to the cases of six journalists who are currently being detained.

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TALIBÁN PROHÍBE INTERNET - Y TAMBIÉN EL LÁPIZ LABIAL

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LES TALIBANS INTERDISENT L?INTERNET ET LE ROUGE À LÈVRES AUSSI

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TALIBAN BANS INTERNET, AND LIPSTICK TOO

The governing Taliban has ordered a ban on the Internet in territories under its control, according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF). The Pakistan-based press agency Afghan Islamic Press announced the decision on 13 July. The foreign affairs minister says the ban will prevent access to "vulgar, immoral and anti-Islamic" content. Currently, only a small number of Afghans and foreigners working for international organisations have Internet access through Pakistani phone lines, notes RSF. In Kabul, civil servants, have reportedly already been ordered to terminate all Internet connections. "After banning television, music and most of the media, the Taliban yet again prevent the Afghan people from receiving information from outside," says RSF. In a September 2000 report, RSF concluded that "absolutely no press freedom exists" in Afghanistan under the Taliban [see IFEX "Communique" #9-39].">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?category=1%20Regional%20News&volume=9&issue_no=39%26amp;lng=english#2348">IFEX "Communique" #9-39].

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"ABSOLUTAMENTE SIN LIBERTAD DE PRENSA" BAJO TALIBAN

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?ABSOLUMENT AUCUNE LIBERTÉ DE PRESSE? SOUS LE RÉGIME DES TALIBANS

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"ABSOLUTELY NO PRESS FREEDOM" UNDER TALIBAN

A new report by Reporters sans frontières (RSF) documents the extreme restrictions on press freedom in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban. One of the Taliban militia?s first moves after taking control of the capital, Kabul, in September 1996 was to lock up the premises of national television and ban all TV broadcasts.

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TALIBÁN SIGUE SILENCIANDO A MEDIOS

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LES TALIBANS CONTINUENT À MUSELER LES MÉDIAS