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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.
Irish government must support journalists fleeing Afghanistan
The NUJ is calling on the Irish government to support journalists and other media workers fleeing Afghanistan and is urging members to donate to the International Union of Journalists safety fund appeal for Afghan journalists.
UK government must offer urgent sanctuary to journalists fleeing Afghanistan
The NUJ is calling on the UK government to put in place specific measures for journalists and media workers under its anticipated resettlement scheme and step up its effort to deliver their safe passage out of Afghanistan.
Unions respond to Afghan media crisis
The NUJ has initiated talks with both the UK’s Foreign Office and the BBC to push for swift exit solutions for all staff based in the BBC’s Kabul office and those working across Afghanistan, bringing them and their families to safety in the UK or other international BBC newsrooms, writes Tim Dawson.
NUJ welcomes UK haven for media refugees
Union welcomes comments made today and will wait to see further details of the scheme.
NUJ calls on UK government to offer urgent assistance to Afghan media workers
UK media organisations have relied upon Afghan journalists, translators and support staff who are now in danger because of their work.