World Press Freedom Day observed

KABUL: Afghanistan’s slain journalists were remembered on World Press Freedom Day yesterday, days after the deadliest attack on the country’s media since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, reports AFP. Ten journalists, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai, were killed Monday, underscoring the dangers faced by the media as the war-torn country slips deeper into violence.

“Afghanistan’s journalists are among the bravest in the world,” said Omar Waraich, Amnesty International’s deputy director for South Asia.

“Working in some of the most difficult conditions, they have faced threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs.”

Media workers from Tolo News, 1TV, Radio Free Europe and Mashal TV were also among the dead in Kabul.

 

World Press Freedom Day observed

KABUL: Afghanistans slain journalists were remembered on World Press Freedom Day yesterday, days after the deadliest attack on the countrys media since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, reports AFP. Ten journalists, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai, were killed Monday, underscoring the dangers faced by the media as the war-torn country slips deeper into violence. Afghanistans journalists are among the bravest in the world, said Omar Waraich, Amnesty Internationals deputy director for South Asia. Working in some of the most difficult conditions, they have faced threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs. Media workers from Tolo News, 1TV, Radio Free Europe and Mashal TV were also among the dead in Kabul.