NATO slaps restrictions on Canadian media in Kandahar

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Source: The Canadian Press

NATO has imposed tough new restrictions on foreign journalists covering the war in southern Afghanistan, changes that could affect how much Canadians see and hear from war-torn Kandahar.

The new measures, imposed in early March, mirror the way the U.S. military manages reporters in Iraq.

The restrictions make it virtually impossible for Canadian journalists to leave Kandahar Airfield on their own to interview local Afghans and return unimpeded to the safety of NATO's principal base.

The practice has been temporarily suspended under pressure from the Canadian military, which has tried unsuccessfully to have the overall policy reversed.

Some of the new rules do not apply to American journalists because the measures would violate their rights under the U.S. constitution.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/29/afghanistan-media-restrictions.html

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