Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan (2001 - Present)
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| Date | Full Name | Gender | Occupation | Organization | Incident Type | Province | Reason | Suspected Attacker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2-21 | Sadim Khan Bahadurzoy | Male | Occupation test | Melma radio | Killed | Paktia | Unclear | The unidentified individuals had given him a phone call asking him to meet them. When he left his house in Urgoon district of Paktika province, he was |
| 2012-5-22 | Farid Ahmad Taskin | Male | Occupation test | Afghan nang vice-chairman | Beaten | Paktia | Unclear | Director of Information and culture in Paktia |
| 2012-9-14 | Lemar Neyazi | Male | Occupation test | Paktia media centre | Beaten | Paktia | Unclear | Head of Paktia provincial council |
| 2012-9-14 | No name | Male | Occupation test | Wakht news agency | Beaten | Paktia | Unclear | Head of Paktia provincial council |
Journalists in Afghanistan work under extremely difficult circumstances and routinely face violence, threats, and intimidation that prevent them from carrying out their work. While many incidents go unreported, Internews partner Nai Supporting Afghanistan Open Media has collected hundreds of reports of such incidents. The map above represents ten years of data on violence against journalists in Afghanistan gathered by Nai's MediaWatch team.
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