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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-12more like thismore than 2015-10-12
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Afghanistan: Press Freedom more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Afghan government on ensuring the protection of journalists and media organisations in Afghanistan. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford remove filter
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 11339 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-10-20more like thismore than 2015-10-20
answer text <p>UK officials raised human rights issues, including the rights of journalists and media workers, with the Afghan government during the Senior Officials Meeting in Kabul in September 2015. Along with international partners, the UK is encouraging the Afghan government to make progress on its Human Rights commitments, and will discuss progress at the Joint Monitoring and Coordination Meeting in early 2016.</p><p>The UK works with Afghan journalists and media organisations on a regular basis and has provided funding to the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee, particularly their work monitoring the safety of journalists reporting on the Presidential elections.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-10-20T14:34:13.34Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-20T14:34:13.34Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this