Free media advocacy group, NAI, on Monday accused the government of tightening its grip on access to information, saying media people faced hardships in collecting details. Abdul Mujib Khilwatgar, head of Nai, told a press conference in Kabul…
Second Vice President Sarwar Danish on Saturday said widespread corruption in government departments and the fear of being exposed were among obstacles to the access to information. Danish was addressing ‘Second Media National Conference’ in Kabul. The conference…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said access to information was legitimate right of Afghan citizens and the government was responsible to protect that right of the people. Talking at a ceremony ‘introduction of national strategy…
A survey conducted by a free media advocacy group, Nai, released on Tuesday showed nearly 90 percent of journalists faced problems in obtaining information, but the Presidential Palace rejected the claim. The survey was carried out in 13…
Two years after the law on access to information was approved and the departments concerned ordered to implement it, President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday issued a new decree on speeding up the process of public’s access to information.…
Free media advocacy group NAI on Wednesday dubbed the current year as “worst” for journalists with regard to access to information and said the period saw 72 percent of reporters subjected to violence. The organization, which supports free…
The Oversight Commission on Access to Information (OCAI) on Saturday said information not endangering national interests should be shared with the people and facts should not be hidden under the garb of restrictions. Pajhwok Afghan News director Danish…
