Nasim Fekrat

Nasim Fekrat (Persian: نسیم فکرت‎) is an Afghan blogger and journalist who worked for various media outlets.[1] He is a two-time winner of the freedom of expression awards; in 2005 from France Reporters Sans Frontieres (RWB) and in 2008 from ISF (Information Safety and Freedom) in Siena, Italy.[2] He is the editor of the Afghan Lord blog[1] as well as directing the Association of Afghan Blog Writers (AABW).[3] Fekrat's work has appeared on BBC Persian,[4] CNN,[5] Foreign Policy Magazine,[6] his own news sites, and publications run by both NATO and the United Nations. As the leader of a small movement of young journalists, he advocates for a free press in Afghanistan.

Fekrat in 2008

References
  1. Lowrey, Annie (August 12, 2009). "Meet Afghanistan's Biggest Blogger". Foreign Policy. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Information Safety and Freedom". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. Stern, Jeffery (July 3, 2008). "Meet Afghanistan's Most Fearless Blogger". Slate. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. BBC Persian Online
  5. Afghanistan Crossroads - CNN
  6. Fekrat, Nasim (July 7, 2010). "Afghanistan's not-so-free press". Foreign Policy. Retrieved May 25, 2020.


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