BAMYAN, May 3 (Afghan Women’s News Agency) – At the same time as the World Press Freedom Day is being celebrated globally, female journalists in Bamyan say that the challenges facing women’s journalistic work have increased and it has become difficult for them to access information and prepare reports. Bahar (pseudonym) a female journalist in […]
BAMYAN, May 3 (Afghan Women’s News Agency) – At the same time as the World Press Freedom Day is being celebrated globally, female journalists in Bamyan say that the challenges facing women’s journalistic work have increased and it has become difficult for them to access information and prepare reports.
Bahar (pseudonym) a female journalist in Bamyan says that she is the sole breadwinner of her family and she used to support her family through her work as a journalist.
She lost her job when the Taliban came to power and now she is struggling with economic problems, says: “At the beginning of the Taliban government, she was threatened several times by the Taliban fighters and stopped her activities.”
Meanwhile, a number of journalists also talk about the problems facing themselves and the media, and they complain that the work of the media is facing many difficulties.
While today, May 3rd, is the World Press Freedom Day, it has been celebrated by journalists in many provinces of Afghanistan.
