OSCE donates radio and television equipment to the Media Academy in Tajikistan

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over technical equipment as a donation to the Media Academy of Tajikistan’s State Television and Radio Committee. The handover ceremony took place in the premises of the Media Academy in Dushanbe on 15 September 2018.

The technical equipment is intended for creating a multimedia studio for the Media Academy and it includes eleven items of radio and television equipment such as video and photo cameras, an audio and video mixer, printer, desktop computer and editing block.

The equipment will enable the Media Academy to provide professional training courses for employees of state and independent mass media and help to strengthen the quality of their work in keeping the public informed about important developments in the country.

“Freedom of expression is a fundamental and basic component of a democratic society. In this regard, the independence and pluralism of media are guiding principles that are essential to all free and open societies. I am glad that we can work together to safeguard this right both in principle and  through  donation such as today’s handover of equipment to the Media Academy,” said Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.

The donation of equipment is part of the assistance that the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe provides to the civil society and government of Tajikistan to improve the capacity of the media to report and inform people in Tajikistan.