The National Association of Independent Media, Tajikistan (NANSMIT) has summarized the outcomes of monitoring in the sphere of freedom of speech in the first quarter of 2009. The monitoring service has registered 97 reports, 71 of which define the factual situation among the media in the light of social, legal and political aspects, the other 19 inform about direct violations of journalists’ rights, and the other 7 concern conflicts and accusations against the media and journalists.
Nuriddin Karshibaev, chairman of NANSMIT says that the list of recent violations of journalists’ professional and civil rights is incomplete. “So far, some journalists – in view of subjective reasons – are not willing to report about such facts”, said Karshibaev.

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