Activists Call for Probe into Assault on Kapisa Journalist
Journalists rights defenders on Friday called for an investigation into the reports of an assault on a local reporter in Kapisa province north of Kabul and said any delay in the assessment of such incidents will have severe impacts on efforts to support press freedom in the country.
Activists said the journalist, Maqbool Noori who is from Parwan province and was in Kapisa to report on land grabbing was beaten by armed men associated with the head of the dispute resolution and tribal affairs directorate in Kapisa.
Noori said he was with his colleague when they were attacked by the armed men.
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