Afghanistan: journalist sentenced to prison under Taliban regime
NUJ joins calls for the release of Khalid Qaderi tried in a military court over Facebook posts.
Afghanistan: NUJ condemns ongoing media crackdown
Restrictions on media reporting enforced by the Taliban have intensified in recent weeks, with several journalists arrested and international news broadcasters taken off air.
45 journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents during 2021, says IFJ
Since 1991, according to the International Federation of Journalists, 2,721 journalists have been killed around the world.
NUJ statement on the Foreign Office’s handling of the evacuation of Kabul as the Taliban took control
A whistleblower described the chaos and inaction at the heart of government, saying fewer than 5 per cent received help.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2021
Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread and devastating human rights violations in our world today.
Ethical reporting of the Afghan crisis, asylum and refugees
This NUJ Ethics Council event is now available on YouTube
NUJ and IFJ call for urgent action by UK government to help secure safe passage for under-threat former BBC journalists in Afghanistan
More than seven weeks since the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, and the subsequent evacuation of western troops from the city, many journalists with close links to the UK remain stuck in hiding, fearful for their lives.
"We have received hundreds of requests for help" says IFJ
As the Taliban now control the country, the IFJ are monitoring of the situation on the ground and the many requests for emergency support reveal panic and fear amongst Afghanistan’s media community.
UK government must reveal plans to support journalists fleeing from Afghanistan
The NUJ is calling on the UK government to confirm its plans to support journalists and other media workers fleeing Afghanistan as part of its Afghan Resettlement Scheme, which has committed to resettle 5,000 Afghans in the first year of a five year plan totalling 20,000.