Afghanistan: On World Press Freedom Day, Afghan Media Voices Concerns

KABUL, 04 May 2022, (TON): On World Press Freedom Day, the Afghan media community expressed concerns over the lack of access to information and the lack of a Commission of Media Violation.

General concerns over the uncertain fate of the media in Afghanistan were also raised.

Mirwais, a journalist said “the Afghan journalists are facing problems in access to information.” 

This comes as media watchdogs said around 40 percent of media outlets have halted operations over the past several months and many journalists and media workers have become jobless.

Hujatullah Mujadidi said “we are celebrating May 3 as more than 40 percent of our media outlets have been closed. Around 80 percent of women journalists and 60 percent of male journalists lost their jobs. The situation has also affected the content of our media organization.”

Idrees Faroqi, head of 1TV channel said “we hope that these challenges be solved so journalists can be in a better situation.”