6.30 Report - Government Attempts to Stifle Media

Thursday, 17 January 2008

Manija Bakhtari

Recently there have been some moves by conservative elements in Afghanistan to limit the showing of India content on Afghan television, alleging that showing of non-Islamic content may make people susceptible to becoming Hindus.

This episode of 6.30 Report (broadcast on Monday 14 January 2007) looks at the media in Afghanistan and whether the government is putting undue pressure on the nascent media in Afghanistan.

The host for the program is Masood Qiam and interviewees include Ghulam Jeelani Khwak (Commentator), Manija Bakhtari (University Lecturer), Dr Sima Samar (Chairperson of the Independent Human Rights Commission), Dr Samey Hamed (Writer and Commentator) and Siddiq Tawhidi (Journalist).

Dr Samey Hamed

Various issues are explored including motivations on the part of the government to limit media freedoms generally which has now culminated in the latest round of attempted restrictions. In particular, the media laws are examined to identify if these attempted restrictions have any basis in law.

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Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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written by SaidAsadullah sadat, May 07, 2012

First of all Salam to all tolo worker that is very good tv in the Afghanistan

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written by Babu Priyavrat, April 16, 2008

Hi,
I'm from India and I'm a Hindu. I dont watch soap operas as I feel they are full of drama and lack the sense of reality. But at the end, I cant stop others from watching it.

Recently, a legislation was to be passed to censor all these serials in India as it demeans the status of "Indian women" in the society but later it failed.

In Afghanistan, the context is completely different. Here, leaders fear that their citizens might become corrupt.
One reader feels that most of citizens of India are immoral.

To all leaders and the reader who passed acrimonious remarks against India.

First, India is not a homogeneous country. We cannot tolerate a homogeneous society as homogeneity lead to boredom and less creativity. The more heterogeneous your society is, the more creativity your citizen will be.

Second, "Iman" or character is something inner and it cannot be damaged unless you are ready to sacrifice it. If a principle is challenged by a "stupid" soap opera, either the principle is weak or the person who is following it.

Third, Indian soap operas are popular in Iran and Saudi Arabia as well. In Iran & SA, ppl purchase DVDs of indian soap operas. Yuo cannot stop people if they "really" want to watch and enjoy it.

Atlast, any curb on India leads to "totalitarian" regime no matter how stupid and ignorant, the media is.
Later, clerics may ask to ban "Nowruz" as it is not a truly islamic festival!

Grow up!

6.30 Report - Government Attempts to Stifle Media
written by IbRaham aLi, February 24, 2008

Salam,
With all respect to those who articulated their points of view, but it is clear as a day that these TV programmes do have a negative effect on our society and cultural values. Look at what our nation learn from these TV programmes? Do you really need me to point out to you the number of kidnappings and lootings that is going on in Kabul right now? Where do you think people have learned that from? For those of you who are educated, you can come to the conclusion that it is those pointless, so-called ‘entertainment’ that you import from India that guides our nation through to filth and darkness.

The reporter poses the question that has India and its 250M Muslims been corrupted? Well, yes as a matter of fact it has. Indians who remain true Muslims they, too, are struggling to fight the likes of you. Why can’t we learn from other Islamic countries? Why our media and woman don’t look at Iran and Saudi Arabia as a role model? Or are we Afghans still asleep, and think that we are in a race with the west, and perhaps some of us even think that we can beat the west in their own game.

No. You need to remember who you are. And you do need someone else to take your remote-control.

Could we please have the names of speakers on screen, instead of the Tolo’s web address? thnx

so happy
written by ehsan gholami, February 23, 2008

Hi every one

I'm so happy because we have tolo tv that shows manythings that learn us manythings

but can you sent me some ancient story of afghanistan in English with persian translate

I want to update in my weblog

visit my weblog here
www.afghan-esl.blogfa.com

SALAM
written by zahib ahmad, January 17, 2008

First of all Salam to all tolo worker I have to say this video is not working when we click on it it will give a message thatthe video is no longer and in you tube it say the video is private thank u hope u will fix it

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