The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) organized meetings with spokespersons and media officers of local administration in Bamyan, Panjshir, Nuristan, Paktia, Farah, Nimroz, Samangan and Laghman provinces to facilitate journalists and media outlets’ timely access to credible information.
The advocacy meetings were held with spokespersons for the governors of Bamyan, Laghman, Panjshir and Samangan, and heads of media publications departments of University of Paktia, University of Nuristan, Farah’s directorate of justice, GDI’s field office in Nuristan, and police command spokespersons of Nimroz and Paktia provinces.
In these meetings the concepts related to information and importance of journalists’ access to information were discussed, and the need for government entities at the local administrations in facilitating access to information was emphasized.
Government officials in these meetings promised to cooperate with the journalists and the media outlets, and provide journalists with the needed information.
AJSC has been continuously working to facilitate a safe environment for journalists and media workers across the country.
