2. Zainab Mirzaee:
3. Mehri Azizi:
4. Mariam Ibrahimi:
5. Mohammad Hussain:
6. Mohammad Ali Mohammadi:
7. Hussain Amiri
The attack on Moby Group employees drew widespread global condemnation, with various countries, activists and media organizations denouncing it as attack on the freedom of expression.
The journalist community in Afghanistan now faces a new waves of targeted killings that has begun in recent months.
A recent report indicates that four anchors, three reporters and a cameraman have lost their lives in terrorist incidents in different parts of the country in 2020. This number was similar to 2019 but the level of threats to journalists and media workers has been unprecedentedly high in recent months and continues unabated.
Protesters: Afghan Govt Reluctant to Defend Media
Journalists in Afghanistan on Saturday criticized the Afghan government for its reluctance to protect the journalist community amid the recent spate of targeted killings.
This came hours after an angry mob, including the imam of a mosque, attacked Zohra Radio, a local radio station in the city of Kunduz, damaging equipment and the building.
“In the past, we were afraid of armed opponents, but now we feel fear from our own people,” said Haseeb Hasas, a journalist in the northeastern province of Kunduz.
“The attack that happened to the radio station in Kunduz has gravely concerned us,” said Hedayatullah Ziarmal, the director of Radio Kunduz.
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New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed 'deep concern' over the recent rise in the targeted killings of journalists and civil society activists in Afghanistan and called for the "immediate and comprehensive" ceasefire in the war-torn country.
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the recent rise in the targeted killings of journalists and civil society activists in Afghanistan and called fo