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In Their Own Words: Afghan Women Journalists Speak

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) (2021), 18 pp.

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"Comprising several interviews with women journalists both inside and outside of Afghanistan, the report highlights the threats to life and livelihood imposed by the new regime. As the Taliban imposes new restrictions on the media, including a dress code on women journalists, there is continued resistance, with women journalists determined to continue their work and tell the world their stories. According to UNHCR estimates, as of November 2021, 3.4 million people in Afghanistan have been uprooted by conflict, with a large majority being women and children. In September, a group of UN human rights experts identified Afghan journalists and media workers, particularly women, at heightened risk and called on all States to provide urgent protection to those seeking safety abroad." (https://www.ifj.org)
Disappearing act, 4
Steps in the right direction, 5
Founder of radio station in exile: Noor Begum, 6
We had to choose between life and death: Zenab, 9
Our dark days started again: Makia, 10
Interview: Nusrat, 13
Interview: Mehbooba, 14
Interview: Safiya, 15
Interview: Yasmin, 16
Interview: Mahira, 17
A way forward, 18