CPJ calls on Karzai to free journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a growing number of threats being made against the imprisoned editor of the monthly Haqooq-i-Zan (Women’s Rights), Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, by government bodies and representatives who intend to pursue the death penalty in his case.
CPJ condemns Afghan editor’s conviction, two-year jail sentence
New York, October 24, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged by the conviction of Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, editor of the monthly Haqooq-i-Zan (Women’s Rights), on blasphemy charges and the two-year jail sentence handed down by Kabul’s Primary Court on October 22. Judge Ansarullah Malawizada said that his ruling in Nasab’s case was based on…
Editor goes on trial for blasphemy
New York, October 11, 2005—The editor of a monthly magazine about women’s rights went on trial today in Kabul’s provincial court on blasphemy charges for publishing articles purported to offend Islam. The prosecutor asked the court to “severely punish” Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, editor of the monthly Haqooq-i-Zan (Women’s Rights), as “a lesson for him and…
Editor of women’s rights magazine arrested
New York, October 3, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports that police arrested the editor of a women’s rights’ magazine in Kabul on Saturday after local religious leaders accused him of publishing anti-Islamic articles. The High Court ordered the arrest of Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, editor of the monthly Haqooq-i-Zan (Women’s Rights), after…
Journalist among three seized by unknown attackers
New York, September 15, 2005—Unknown assailants seized a journalist, a cameraman, and a government employee in Nuristan province, near the border with Pakistan on Wednesday, local media reported. The kidnappers have made no contact with authorities, and no motive for the attack is known. A spokesman for the governor of Nuristan was quoted as saying…
AFGHANISTAN
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Mohammed Taqi Siraj Bamyan Baseer Seerat, Kabul Film Production Company ABDUCTED Unknown assailants seized Mohammed Taqi Siraj, chief editor of the weekly Bamyan, when he was returning from Nuristan Province, where he had been working for the Kabul Film Production Company. The company was making a video about…
CPJ condemns journalist’s arrest
New York, September 6, 2005—Afghan journalists today protested the detention of reporter and editor Ezatullah Zawab, who was arrested on September 2 in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, after crticising local government officials. Zawab is a staff correspondent for the independent news service Pajhwok Afghan News and editor of the monthly Meena magazine. Local…
AFGHANISTAN
SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Ezatullah Zawab, Pajhwok Afghan News and Meena IMPRISONED Zawab was arrested on September 2 in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, after criticizing local government officials. Zawab is a staff correspondent for the independent news service Pajhwok Afghan News and editor of the monthly Meena magazine.