Afghan journalist receives death threats, Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch says Elias Dai, a journalist killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan, received threats from the Taliban. He was killed for reporting on Taliban attacks. Dozens of Afghan journalists have also received threats from the Taliban in recent months. According to media reports, a statement issued by Human Rights Watch said the slain Afghan journalist had told HRW about the Taliban's death threats. The slain journalist had said that the Taliban had issued a warning to stop reporting on the attacks. The day before his death, Ilyas Dai had informed his colleague of the danger to his life by email. Elias Dai's fellow journalists HRW said that the killing of the Afghan journalist was a message to the Afghan media that reporting on the Taliban was not an option.Will be endangered. The assassination of an Afghan journalist raises serious doubts about the protection of freedom of expression.