Afghanistan - Government violates media law by closing TV station

Reporters Without Borders condemns the Afghan government's latest interference in the media. The cabinet decided on 27 July to close down the privately-owned TV station Emroz for allegedly endangering national unity and to ban two programmes on two other TV stations on the ground that they were contrary to Islamic values. “The government must not under any circumstances violate the media law, which gives the media commission sole decision-making authority when a media commits an offence,” (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 30 juillet 2010