Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan (2001 - Present)
Circle size indicates number of incidents.
| Date | Full Name | Gender | Occupation | Organization | Incident Type | Province | Reason | Suspected Attacker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-8 | Hasan Hakimi | Male | Occupation test | Freelance | Threatened | ٖGhour | After publishing a report | Ghor Senator |
| 2016-10-8 | Yasin Aazhand | Male | Occupation test | Freelance | Threatened | ٖGhour | Unclear | Ghor governor |
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.
Highest Year
2016Highest Month
1Highest Province
Badakhshan