KABUL) to guarantee media access to polling stations.
The call from IFJ comes less than a week ahead of the parliamentary and district council elections, slated for October 20. Concerns have been raised about the access for provincial journalists to polling stations.
Several provincial journalists have raised concerns with AIJA as IEC has refused to distribute ‘coverage cards’ for the elections. AIJA investigations found IEC officials misbehaved towards local media.
According to a statement from IFJ, IEC officials have told the journalists to go . . .
