A weekly newspaper run by a team of female journalists is thriving in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, despite threats against journalists in parts of the country. Watch video here: https://www.voanews.com/episode/women-journalism-thrive-afghan-province-4573626 Gulrahim Niazman from VOA’s Afghan service has more in the report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.Camera: Gulrahim Niazman Produced by: Gulrahim Niazman
Women journalists’ stance in post-peace agreement with Taliban
July 24, 2019 KABUL CITY The intra-Afghan meeting among the representatives of government, civil society, women, media and Taliban was held in Doha city, capital of Qatar. Women journalists and media workers are concerned about no guarantee given for preserving their legal and reporting achievements. But the government assures, “Freedom of expression, support for media […]
Afghan Women Break Taboos to Report Their Stories
In Afghanistan, media coverage of women’s issues is often left to foreigners and men. But a new journalism program is giving Afghan women the skills and connections to tell their own stories to the world writes Wadia Samadi. While working in Kabul as a senior correspondent for Reuters, Amie Ferris-Rotman noticed a problem with the way […]