Nai - Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan

KABUL – AFGHANISTAN - Over 100 Afghan media professionals, a third of whom were women, engaged in open dialogue with officials from the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) in an early effort to ensure free and fair elections in Afghanistan.
On March 6, 2013, a media and elections workshop, funded by AusAID and facilitated by Nai, Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, brought together media leaders and journalists from Afghanistan provinces as distant and diverse as Badakshan, Kunduz, Helmand, Bamyan, Paktika, Paktya, and Samangan. read more....

In an effort to combat sexual and gender based violence, Nai, Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, urges Afghan and international media organizations working in Afghanistan to stop using the terms “honor killings” and “harmful traditional practices” in their stories and reports.
One of the strongest ways to influence people is in the choice of language. Mass media contributes to vocabulary building, influences language usage, and delivers conventional wisdom. read more....

At least 7 reporters and cameramen who wanted to provide new coverage and report from a terrorist attack took place this morning were beaten, abused and their reporting tools were confiscated by security forces in Jalal Aabad city.
In the terrorist attack occurred in front of Nngarhar National Directorate of Security early Sunday, reporters and photographers tried to get to the scene, but faced with sever inhibition of security forces. read more....

Complains of Afghan Media and journalists’ regarding the activities of illegal Media Violation Investigation Commission is increasing days by day. Afghan journalists’ accuse this commission for studying their cases without them being present and forward the cases to judicial institutions.
In the most recent case, Aarmane Melli newspaper’s case was sent to Attorney General due to the complains made by Nilofar Ibrahemi, one of the parliament members. Attorney General forwarded this case to Media Violation Investigation Commission and this commission without calling the officials of the newspaper decided to send the case to Attorney General. read more....

Partaw Nadiri, the famous Afghan poet and writer, who’s case, was sent to attorney general’s office a while ago, it has been refunded to Media Violation Investigation Commission in Ministry of Information and Culture.
Partaw Naderi, who was asked to come to attorney general’s office for response to the complains made by Dawood Ali Najafi, Minister of Aviation and Transportation, refused to go their because the order was not legal. He was asked to come to attorney general’s office in late January. read more....