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OSCE assistance to media in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE 17 April 2001
DUSHANBE, 17 April 2001 - The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan will be providing material assistance and training to media in the Gorno - Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan. The Mission will supply paper and ink to local newspapers and organize training for journalists. The assistance is part of the Mission programme aimed at supporting media in isolated regions of Tajikistan.
OSCE staff visited the region from 8 to 15 April 2001. The trip included visits to Darvaz, Rushan, Ishkashim, Roshtkala and Vanch districts of the province and meetings with local authorities and the editorial staff of local newspapers. At the end of the visit, agreements were signed regarding OSCE assistance to four local newspapers.
During the discussions there was a general agreement that the situation of the local media - both creative and material - is difficult. Due to lack of electricity, newspapers are the only source of information for the population of the province. The OSCE Mission first began providing assistance to media in the Gorno - Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast in November 2000.
For more information or press queries, please contact: Mr. Filaret Motco, Political and Media Officer, OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, tel.: + (992-372) 24 58 79, 21 40 63, 24 33 38, sat. tel.: +873 682 322 495, fax: (+992-372) 24 91 59, 51 01 37, sat. fax: +873 682 322 497, e-mail:[email protected]
OSCE staff visited the region from 8 to 15 April 2001. The trip included visits to Darvaz, Rushan, Ishkashim, Roshtkala and Vanch districts of the province and meetings with local authorities and the editorial staff of local newspapers. At the end of the visit, agreements were signed regarding OSCE assistance to four local newspapers.
During the discussions there was a general agreement that the situation of the local media - both creative and material - is difficult. Due to lack of electricity, newspapers are the only source of information for the population of the province. The OSCE Mission first began providing assistance to media in the Gorno - Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast in November 2000.
For more information or press queries, please contact: Mr. Filaret Motco, Political and Media Officer, OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, tel.: + (992-372) 24 58 79, 21 40 63, 24 33 38, sat. tel.: +873 682 322 495, fax: (+992-372) 24 91 59, 51 01 37, sat. fax: +873 682 322 497, e-mail:[email protected]