Afghanistan
IMS is working in Afghanistan with a network of national and international partners to support safety and protection of media and media workers and to improve professional practices. Support includes training of Afghan journalists on how to increase personal safety as well as improving their skills in conflict sensitive reporting.Archive
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The other side of Afghanistan
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As the future of Afghanistan is discussed in Bonn this week, photos by Danish photographer Lars Schmidt show the human side of a country usually represented by images of war
When the last international troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, the country's civil society and media sector is faced with part of the challenge of building sustainable peace and democracy.
As part of International Media Support's work to support the media in this process, Danish photographer Lars Schmidt went to Afghanistan to train local journalists in photojournalism, and to show a more human side of the country so often only thought of in terms of war.
Empowerment through photo journalism
Focusing on empowerment of the individual journalists and communities they come from, the courses in photojournalism have aimed to support the Afghan civil society by giving them both a voice and a face through photos telling stories of everyday life in Afghanistan.
Training journalists in photojournalism is part of IMS' work on improving press freedom and professional journalistic skills, enabling the country's media to support the transition to peace and democracy when the last troops leave.
Watch a selected portion of the photos below. All photos by Lars Schmidt and Farooq Mangal.
A dangerous workplace for journalists
With more than 600 cases of violence and several killings of reporters and media workers since 2001, working conditions for Afghan journalists are extremely difficult. As part of IMS' work in Afghanistan to provide safety and enhance the skills of journalists, more than 200 Afghan media workers and reporters have taken part in courses on safety training since 2008.
Celebrating the International Human Rights Day on December 10, the photos of Lars Schmidt and the participants of the course on photojournalism will be showcased next week in Kabul as part of a full week of activities focusing on media protection, freedom of express and human rights.
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