Necessity of changes in the media legislation to be discussed in Dushanbe

On 29 December, Tajik media organizations will discuss the necessity of amendments and changes in the Law “On printing and other mass media”.

Nuriddin Karshibaev, chairman of the Tajik National Association of Independent Media (NANSMIT) told Asia Plus correspondent that the media organizations are going to convene a round table. Among the organizers of the discussion are the Tajik Union of Journalists, NANSMIT, the National Press Center, the Tajik Media Alliance, and other public organizations and human rights watchdogs.

It is expected that among the speakers will be Akbarali Sattarov, chairman of the Union of Journalists, Mukhiddin Kabiri, chairman of the Tajik Islamic Renaissance Party, Saidmurod Fattoev, State Advisor to the President, and Professor Ibrahim Usmonov.

“In October 2007, we set up a working group in order to develop proposals on amendments to the media law, — said Karshibaev. — The group comprises well-known Tajik media professionals and lawyers”. Professor Usmanov will make a presentation on the working group’s outcomes, and the lawyer Farrukhsho Junaidov will present comments on legal issues.

The Law “On printing and other mass media” was endorsed on 14 December 1990. Amendments to the Law have been made several times – in 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002.

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