Deadliest Day for Afghan Media
Reporters rally to insist that they will not be intimidated into silence.
Reporters rally to insist that they will not be intimidated into silence.
Writers are making the most of online opportunities.
Investigative reporter forcibly returned to unknown fate at hands of security services.
A combination of state pressure and lack of jobs is weakening the country's journalism sector.
IWPR contributor praised for fearless work exposing corruption and abuses.
Locals note gradual move away from highly politicised dissent towards more professional standards.
Credible reporting is disappearing from the public discourse.
A combination of rising violence and family pressure means that the numbers of female reporters are dwindling.
“First they destroyed opposition-leaning and independent media inside the country, and then they shifted to the international media."
Eulogy for a friend and colleague delivered at a memorial service in London, October 13, 2015.