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Despite historic peace talks, a spate of killings targeted media and activists.
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For Afghans, 2021 began with what occurred too often over the past year: the assassination of a journalist.
Bismillah Adel Aimaq was shot on New Year s Day by unknown gunmen. His killing continued a disturbing trend that made Afghanistan the most dangerous country in the world for journalists in 2020, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Family members and relatives take part in the funeral procession of Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad at Khoja Omari in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2020.
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Malalai Maiwand was not the first of her family to be targeted. Five years ago, her mother, also an activist, was killed by unknown gunmen.
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)The Afghan government has described the killing of female journalist Malalai Maiwand by gunmen on Thursday as utterly despicable.
Sediqi Sediqi, a spokesperson for President Ashraf Ghani condemned the murder, calling it cowardly and heinous. The Afghan government strongly condemns it and conveys message of condolence and sympathy to her family and friends, Sediqi said in a tweet. The current senseless violence against our people must end.
Journalists Under Threat in Afghanistan December 29,2020 | Sajjad Aasim
In properly functioning democracies, media has a pivotal role to play; it is even considered as an important pillar of the state. Media in democratic societies is expected to keep an eye on law-making, the judiciary and the executive, while also scrutinizing their policies and activities when necessary so that they have a chance to rethink their policies and attempt to improve themselves if they go against the will of the people. In order to do that, however, it is crucial that the media and the journalists are independent, not dominated by the government, and have secure environment. Because, it is the media and journalists that form the public opinion and provide relevant and timely information to the people. The modernized media and hardworking journalists today are capable of supplying people with the required information in real time by reaching people 24 hours a day .
6 Suspects Held Over Journalists’ Killing: Andarabi December 29,2020
KABUL - Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi on Monday said six suspects belonging to Taliban and Daesh groups had been arrested in Kabul and provinces in connection with killing of journalists. He told this in a joint meeting of government and media representatives chaired by Second Vice President Sarwar Danish and attended by Attorney General Office, deputy interior minister and deputy spymaster, members of journalist unions. A statement from the second Vice President Office said the meeting discussed recent terrorist attacks that left a number of journalists, civil society and rights activists dead. Vice President Danish said recent attacks and incidents were shocking for the entire nation in which renowned personalities from media, civil society and rights bodies lost their lives.
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