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Afghan government orders beatings for journalists,taking pictures of attack sites
Afghan Journalists beaten by Afghan Army and Police
A photo journalist, working for Radio Azadi, Sayed Sabawoon told Wakht News Agency he had been seriously beaten and insulted even feared to be targeted by the security troops, when wanted to photograph a critically injured man trying to get out of the blast site.
“They (the troops) seized my photography and video cameras, after beating me seriously, trying to imprison me, while covering the bombing site”, he said.
Another journalist, Ghulam Hussain Seerat, who had also been beaten and mistreated by security personnel said that misbehave of forces failed them to provide photography and report from the certain site of incident.
“I was threatened by police to be shot if I tried to provide photography from the explosion site”, he said adding they had also cleared the taken photographs.
Another female journalist, refused to be named told Wakht News Agency she was wanted to provide video and photographs from the suicide incident, but faced harsh reaction from police using wrong word against her, even threatened to be beaten if persisted to enter the event side.
Meanwhile, Chief of NAI, Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, Seddiqullah Tawhidi in a statement condemned the security personnel’s attempt to beat and insult journalists during covering and photographing suicide and other incidents.
Six bombers killed, many civilians injured in Kabul blast | Afghan Info War
Called the troops recent action against the constitution, however Tawheedi confirmed the forces had responsibility to protect the citizens, but shouldn’t thwart journalists to cover the security incidents.
A photo journalist, working for Radio Azadi, Sayed Sabawoon told Wakht News Agency he had been seriously beaten and insulted even feared to be targeted by the security troops, when wanted to photograph a critically injured man trying to get out of the blast site.
“They (the troops) seized my photography and video cameras, after beating me seriously, trying to imprison me, while covering the bombing site”, he said.
Another journalist, Ghulam Hussain Seerat, who had also been beaten and mistreated by security personnel said that misbehave of forces failed them to provide photography and report from the certain site of incident.
“I was threatened by police to be shot if I tried to provide photography from the explosion site”, he said adding they had also cleared the taken photographs.
Another female journalist, refused to be named told Wakht News Agency she was wanted to provide video and photographs from the suicide incident, but faced harsh reaction from police using wrong word against her, even threatened to be beaten if persisted to enter the event side.
Meanwhile, Chief of NAI, Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan, Seddiqullah Tawhidi in a statement condemned the security personnel’s attempt to beat and insult journalists during covering and photographing suicide and other incidents.
Six bombers killed, many civilians injured in Kabul blast | Afghan Info War
Called the troops recent action against the constitution, however Tawheedi confirmed the forces had responsibility to protect the citizens, but shouldn’t thwart journalists to cover the security incidents.