Press release
Director-General condemns killing of journalist Ahmad Khan Nawid in Afghanistan
UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay has condemned the killing of radio journalist Ahmad Khan Nawid on 9 May in Afghanistan He was shot dead on the fringes of a protest against the way food aid is distribution in?Firoz Koh in Afghanistans Ghor Province I condemn the killing of journalist Ahmad Khan Nawid who was caught in crossfire during a confrontation between police and demonstrators said the DirectorGeneral I call for an independent investigation into the circumstance of this tragedy in view of the Afghan authorities obligation to ensure that media personnel can carry out their work without fearing for their lives Nineteenyearold Ahmad Khan Nawid was a volunteer reporter for the?Voice of Ghor Radio Food aid is one of the authorities emergency measures to assist people deprived of renvenue due to the COVID19 lockdown UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awarenessraising capacity building and a range of actions notably in the framework of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity See also?UNESCO observatory of killed journalists Media contact?Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi?
