19 Aug 09 | Index Index, minipost
Afghanistan has ordered all journalists not to report incidents of violence during tomorrow’s presidential election amid fears that such coverage will deter people from voting. Two decrees were issued, one from the foreign ministry banning all broadcasts of information about violence while polls were open, and the other from the interior ministry requiring reporters to keep away from the scene of any attacks. It comes admist news that officals will shut 440 polling stations due to fears of fraud. Read more here
17 Aug 09 | Index Index, minipost
The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to cut off voters’ fingers and attack polling stations in its bid to force Afghans to boycott the presidential elections. One of the so-called “night letters”, pinned up around villages in southern Afghanistan threatened that the Taliban would cut off the noses and ears of those who vote on Thursday. Fingers stained with ink, the sign of having cast a vote, will also be hacked off, the warning said. Read more here
12 Aug 09 | Index Index, minipost
The Associated Press has reported that two of its journalists who were embedded with the United States military in the south of the country had been wounded in a roadside bombing. Photographer, Emilio Morenatti, television news videographer, Andi Jatmiko, were both were immediately taken to a military hospital in Kandahar. Jatmiko suffered leg injuries and two broken ribs, while Morenatti, had his foot amputated . Read more here
28 Jul 09 | Comment, News and features
Despite being banned from the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya continues to speak out against corruption and injustice. She talks to Elisabeth Eide about the struggle to be heard in Afghanistan
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