The Media Alliance of Tajikistan (MAT) is planning to run a number of public events on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day celebrated on 3 May.

According to Zafar Abdullaev, secretary of MAT, the Alliance will conduct a theatrical show and an award ceremony for Tajik journalists who achieved significant results in their profession.

Tajik media professionals will also commemorate their colleagues who were killed in the line of duty during the protracted civil war in the 1990-s.

The Alliance has “established” a special “anti-award” to the government agency, which was the “most closed” for journalists and impeded their professional activities.

The Media Alliance of Tajikistan is the biggest media agency comprising printing, electronic, online outlets and information agencies.

In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly acclaimed the 3 of May the World Press Freedom Day. This day is the annual reminder to the global community that the freedom of speech and the free expression of thoughts are the basic rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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