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Afghan Journalism Freedom Report: Feb 2007

killing, torture of journalists becomes a common thing...

Despite the existence of Media Law in Afghanistan unfortunately most of the topics covered in Media Watch Report #21 are investigating the lack of government attention to such killings and incidents.

Murder of an innocent human being is considered a crime in the current law of the country, and the judiciary authorities are responsible to sue and punish the criminals.

Besides, torturing people, even by police, is strictly prohibited and is a crime according to the law even if the person is a suspect or criminal, no one has the right to torture anybody.

It’s not worth ratifying a law if it’s not enforced afterwards. An appropriate law needs to be enforced and to benefit the people of a country.

Afghan leaders are unaware that a law which is not enforced is not only harmful to the people, but also to them. And also it seriously harm the government..

Media Watch Report #21 investigates the following:

  •  Rahman Qul, a reporter, killed by unknown gunmen in Faryab province
  •  Ahmad Fawad Ahmadi, reporter, and Eshaq Quraishi, cameraman of Ariana Television and Atta Mohammad Sahel, Logar’s Esteqlal Radio RJ were beaten in Herat province
  •  Resignation of Fahim Kohdamani, the spokesman for Kabul Police Department
  •  Reporters gunned in Laghman province
  •  Situation of free media in Takhar province
  •  Some media agencies were banned in Pakistan
  •  Journalists protest the government officials’ act on blocking their access to information
  •  Release of Ahmad Bukhari, Aljazeera reporter from Taliban captivity

    Read previous Afghan Media Watch Reports