Mehdi Amini depicts some of the fraudulent activities that have plagued recent elections in Afghanistan.
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In this cartoon Makhmud Eshonkulov (Uzbekistan) comments on the violence surrounding the current elections in Afghanistan.
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The week’s top news on freedom of expression, journalists in danger, artists in exile, and banned literature. Featured this week: imprisoned Bahraini activist Zainab al-Khawaja releases audio message, and German-Iraqi Abbas Khider wins Literature in Exile Prize.
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A music ban encouraged by Muslim fundamentalists in Pakistan and Afghanistan leaves no room for free artistic expression. Despite this setback, both nations push for new musical programs.
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In the wake of the Taliban’s attack on 14 year old Malala Yusufzai, Bina Shah revisits a collection of Taliban poetry.
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In this week’s column writer Bina Shah reflects on the public execution of Najiba, a 22 year-old Afghan woman who was killed for allegedly having an affair with a Taliban commander. Shah draws parallels between Najiba’s story and that of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.
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In this interview with journalist Frank Smyth, he explains why a new journalist security guide was necessary, the specific challenges that make journalist security unique, and how rampant impunity for violence against journalists can devastate free press.
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