OIC concerned at threats against Afghan media

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

OIC concerned at threats against Afghan media

Date: 14/10/2015

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its concern at a statement issued by the Afghan Taliban on 12th October where news channels and journalists in Afghanistan were specifically identified as potential targets. The OIC called on all sides to respect and protect the right to freedom of expression. It said that journalists, according to international humanitarian law, are civilians, and that any attack on them is against the rule of law. Journalists legally have the right to freedom of expression, stated the OIC. “Journalists are crucial in providing impartial and independent information about events in any society and they need to be respected and protected,” said the OIC.

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