Taleban buying guns from warlords

10.03.2010
Insurgents in north take advantage of big arms caches retained by ex-militiamen in contravention of major disarmament programme, writes Afghan reporter from

Living dangerously - safety of journalists in war


Training session on safety and first aid for Afghan journalists, Kabul 2008. Photo: IMS

04.03.2010
Security measures for journalists working in war zones have been heightened in recent years. "In some countries security has become a major profitable business in itself which some would argue is spurred on by a self-inflicted 'culture of fear'", says Danish reporter Rasmus Tantholt

Held in Taliban captivity - a real life story


Afghan journalist, Barry Salaam at Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival. Photo: Susanna Inkinen/IMS

12.11.2009
The Afghan documentary "The Fixer" was screened at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen this week. In connection with his visit to Copenhagen, Barry Salaam met with IMS to share his thoughts about the situation engulfing media in today's Afghanistan

"The danger starts after the election"


President Karzai speaks to the press in Afghanistan. Photo: POLFOTO
19.08.2009
Despite attempts to control the media just days before the election in Afghanistan today, Afghan media workers feel they have enjoyed surprisingly calm working conditions during the election campaign. At the same time, the danger is yet to come, says Afghan journalists to IMS Web

Working and surviving in the world's most dangerous hot spot


Practical exercises on how to give first aid for Afghan media practitioners in Kabul, June 2008. Photo: Susanna Inkinen/IMS
28.08.2008
IMS conducts safety training for Afghan journalists on how to protect themselves in dangerous situations in order to enable them to continue producing news from one of the most dangerous places in the world
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