Two reporters share a plea to the world not to forget them as they face intimidation from the Taliban and restrictions on their ability to work
The harsh reality for Afghanistan’s journalists
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CATEGORY: Afghanistan
‘Thank Gary Lineker for being a true advocate for refugees’
A sports journalist, who can’t work safely in Afghanistan anymore, tells us why Gary Lineker’s stance meant so much to him
Open up your doors as you promised
Even journalists who escape Taliban rule face deportation, starvation and imprisonment so the UK needs to honour its commitment to Afghan journalists.
Academic freedom under threat for more than 50% of world’s population
The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals
“I have gone through hell”: assault, starvation, discrimination
An Afghan journalist says her escape from the Taliban to Pakistan has only gone to show why the UK government must do more
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