Saturday December 7th Freedom of Speech and the influence of social e-networks.
Panel: Sanjar Sohail (Licence holder of 8 Sobh newspaper), Ms. Humira Sagheb (Editor in chief of Negah-Zan -Women’s vision – and founder of the first Women’s News Agency), Sami Mehdi (Winner of brave journalist 2012 Knight International Journalism Prize, director and editor in chief of Khorshed TV), Lotfullah Najafizada (Tolonews’ director of information), Aimal Sanjida (National TV News Director), Head of session:Sediqullah Tawhidi (President of Nai- Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan)
Cultural event
– Opening of the art exhibit “Unsaid” – collective work of 3 Afghan women on the theme of Human rights and musical acting performance – managed by the Afghan Artist Mr Kabir Mokamel.
– Inauguration of “Armanshahr house” – The IFA Video Box dedicated to Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA for a whole week inaugurating the Campaign “Unveiling Afghanistan” including an exhibition of twenty Portraits and texts of prominent Afghans on human rights (in Dari and English) as part of a 100-day Human Rights Campaign leading to the 2014 Afghanistan Presidential election, launched by Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA and supported by FIDH, non-stop screening of several documentary films and presentation and free distribution of 5000 copies of pertinent Human rights books by Armanshahr Publishing
Armanshahr Foundation and the French Institute for Human Rights opened their programs on Human Rights week on 7 December 2013.
Armanshahr exhibition:” Unveiling Afghanistan”
Workshop on Human Rights
This workshop on Human Rights held for five days.
Sidiqullah Tawhidi head of Nai- Supporting Media in Afghanistan headed the panel on
Freedom of expression and the impact of social networks.
Humaira Saqib, director of Women magazine ‘Nigah-e Zan’, was the first to speak at the round table.
Lutfullah Najafizadah of Tolo News was also one of the speakers
Discussion and exchange with the participants
expressing their views on different issues
A young man expressed his concerns about the lack of access to media in Pamir Badakhshan.
Art exhibition: “Unspoken”
During this week, Armanshahr publishing provided readers with five thousand free books.
The programs for Human Rights week will last till 11 December 2013 at the French Institute of Afghanistan.
