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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 11:53:13 EDT
AFGHAN JOURNALISTS RESORT TO SELF-CENSORSHIP OUT OF FEAR
"Despite the freedom of speech given to journalists, some of them are still self-censored. It is because they are afraid of powerful people and think that their lives could be in danger if they write the facts in a society where the gun has the first word and there is no union to support them," the Kabul daily "Anis" wrote on 16 April. The commentary called for the formation of a union for journalists to provide some mechanism for protecting them, and said a meeting among journalists is to be held next month to that end. "Anis" hailed the progress that has been made so far in Afghanistan with the "government's emphasis on achieving democracy." However, it noted, many problems remain, particularly in the provinces. "Enjoying the...freedom of speech that [has] been granted by the new administration over the past 1 1/2 years, journalists have been writing material that sometimes criticizes the benefits [received by] certain powerful people.... These people have also begun thinking about settling their scores an
d limiting the work of some journalists," according to "Anis." KM
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