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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">we would like to cordially invite you to the next session of DW Akademie's Media Freedom Talks series. In cooperation with Reporter ohne Grenzen, we will be holding the virtual roundtable:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Journalism in Afghanistan six months after the fall of Kabul<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Date</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: February 15, 2022, 17.00 to 18.30 CET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Location</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Online via Zoom (link obtained upon registration)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You can register for the event here (deadline for registration is February 14, 23:59):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://event.gs/s/jURYKVOE"><span lang="EN-US">https://event.gs/s/jURYKVOE</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Six months after the fall of Kabul, the situation for media workers in Afghanistan is catastrophic. Since the Taliban took power on August 15, 2021, working conditions that were already precarious throughout the country
have deteriorated significantly. According to a recent survey by Reporter ohne Grenzen, more</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="EN-US">than 200 media outlets have had to close down in the past twelve months and well over 6,000 media workers have lost their jobs.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This raises the questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">What exactly has changed and how is the Taliban restricting media coverage?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">What does this mean for the population's ability to obtain independent information?
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US">What prospects are there for Afghan media professionals living in exile?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">DW Akademie and Reporter ohne Grenzen will discuss these and other questions in a virtual roundtable on the current state of media freedom in Afghanistan. Joining the panel will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Shallah Shaiq</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Journalist, founder and former editor-in-chief of Nargis FM, a women's radio station in Jalalabad, and founder of Hila, an NGO for Afghan women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Ahmad Wahid Payman</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of Hasht-e-Subh, one of the most prominent daily newspapers in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Ali Akbar Rostami</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Multiple award-winning investigative reporter for the daily Hasht-e-Subh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Hazrat Bahar</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Media scholar at Shaikh Zayed University, Afghanistan, and Shanghai University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The event will be moderated by <b>Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi</b>, head of DW's Dari and Pashtu service, and will be held in both English and Dari. It is part of the series "Media Freedom Talks - Future Talks on Media Development"
organized by DW Akademie in cooperation with partners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you have any further questions, please contact
</span><a href="mailto:dw-akademie.event@dw.com"><span lang="EN-US">dw-akademie.event@dw.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We would greatly appreciate your attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DW Akademie and Reporter ohne Grenzen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white">Timo Lüge</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#404040"><br>
<span style="background:white">Head of Advocacy and Partnerships</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Advocacy and Partnerships | Policy and Learning</span><br>
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