Nasim Fekrat ( fa, نسیم فکرت) is an Afghanistani journalist and blogger who worked for various media outlets. 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. He is the editor of the Afghan Lord blog as well as directing the Association of Afghan Blog Writers (AABW). Fekrat's work has appeared on

BBC Persian BBC Persian ( fa, بی‌بی‌سی فارسی) is the Persian language broadcast station and subsidiary of BBC World Service which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, an ...

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, his own news sites, and publications run by both

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

and the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

. As the leader of a small movement of young journalists, he advocates for a free press in Afghanistan.

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The World Through My Eyes
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Afghan Lord
Blog
Notes from Kabul یادداشت هایی از کابل
Afghan journalists Afghan bloggers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century journalists Male journalists {{Afghanistan-journalist-stub