Third Central Asian Media Conference: Media Freedom in Times of Anti-Terrorist Conflict
When
10 December 2001 (All day)
Where
Almaty
(OSCE/Alex Nitzsche)Promotion of media freedom is part of the OSCE's mandate in Uzbekistan. (OSCE/Alex Nitzsche) Photo details
Almaty hosted the Third Central Asian Media Conference, which focused on the latest media developments, structural issues such as the legal media framework and media ownership, and the crucial role of the media in the development of civil society.
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, and the OSCE Centre in Almaty organized the conference with the International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Expression 'Adil Soz' and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. More than 80 journalists from all five Central Asian countries, government officials, members of parliament and NGOs took part in the two-day event.