カテゴリー: Women in journalism
As one of the last female-run stations in the country is silenced, a former broadcaster gives an inside view of the crackdown on women working in the mediaWhen the Taliban began marching towards cities across Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Alia*, a…
Her family have been threatened and her team faces increasing risks in Afghanistan, but Zahra Joya knows she must keep reporting from exileOn the nights that she manages to fall asleep, Zahra Joya always returns to Afghanistan in her dreams. On good ni…
Journalists asked to wear a hijab and broadcasters told to stop showing dramas featuring female actorsAfghan journalists and rights activists have condemned “religious guidelines” issued by the Taliban that restrict the role of women in television, as …
Maria Ressa, the journalist and founder of the Philippine news organisation Rappler, said ‘we are fighting for facts’ after she was announced the joint-winner of the 2021 Nobel peace prize with the Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov. ‘This shows that th…
Government blamed for not ensuring safety as broadcaster’s female staff told to stay home after attacks by IsisA radio and television broadcaster in eastern Afghanistan that has had four of its female employees murdered since December has said it will …