March 30, 2016 / By By Chen Wei-han, Tapei Times The New Power Party (NPP) caucus yesterday proposed draft legislation to prevent media monopolies and to maintain media pluralism to address issues that sparked protests against media monopolization in 2012. The proposal seeks to limit media mergers, stipulating that a company cannot own more than three…
1 February 2016 / By Scott Griffen, Director of Press Freedom Programmes. Published by International Press Institute One year after historic election, optimism mixes with sluggish pace of reform Just over one year ago, Sri Lankans chose Maithripala Sirisena to be their next president, in a surprise rejection of incumbent leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, the man who…
2 December 2015 / By Khmer Times/Chea Takihiro Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international journalism watchdog group, released a report on the ownership of media in Cambodia, highlighting the alarming amount of outlets owned or controlled by the government. The group conducted a study on Cambodia for its ‘Media Ownership Monitor’ project, which they say is…
17 de noviembre 2016 / By Georgia Today On 16th November the European Union and Georgia held the second meeting of the Association Council, the highest formal body established under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement in order to supervise the implementation of the Agreement. As the joint press release stated following the event, the Council began by…
16 de noviembre 2015 / By Agenda.de The United States (US) has welcomed the recent developments regarding the Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 private broadcasting company and said they would allow the appeals processes to move forward and preserve media pluralism in Georgia. The US also praised Georgia for its recent reforms which contributed to a stronger…
12 November 2015 / By Tamar Svanidze. Georgia Today Georgia has been elected a member of the Human Rights Council for 2016-2018. At the same time, 71 Member States of the United Nations have reviewed and given recommendations on the human rights conditions in Georgia. At the session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic…
28 October 2015 / By Dan Alexe. All main political groups of the European Parliament voiced concern on Thursday 29 October over an ownership dispute involving Georgia’s biggest independent TV company, Rustavi 2, and said it could harm media freedom. A court in Tbilisi earlier this month ordered a seizure of shares in the company that owns…
2 November 2015 / By Georgia Today Georgia’s ambassador to the United States, Archil Gegeshidze, sent a letter to The Washington Post editorial board titled, “Democracy and media pluralism thrive in Georgia.” The letter is a response to the October 27th article by the Washington Post, “A seizure of a popular TV station would be…
26 October 2015 / By Washington Post SINCE A 2012 election led to a peaceful transfer of power rarely seen in former Soviet Eurasia, the Caucasian nation of Georgia has skirted the edges of democratic norms. A new government led by a populist billionaire tried to prosecute the election losers, including former president Mikheil Saakashvili, and…
8 October 2015 / By Georgia Today A spokesperson for the Department of State, Marc Toner, has said in response to Rustavi 2 journalist Davut Nikuradze’s question over a US reaction to the latest developments surrounding the television company that the US is closely watching any developments. Toner stated “I think we urge that any…
24 September 2015 / By Yisrael Medad and Eli Pollack One of the strong messages the Israeli media has sought to make to those who would, they claim, interfere with and restrain their freedom during the past year was the need for media pluralism. This was the reason given for allowing Channel 10 to continue…
20 September 2015 / By The Jakarta Post Wahid Institute director Yenny Wahid called on Indonesians to spread more peaceful messages during the opening of the International Peace Day at City Hall in Jakarta on Sunday. The pluralism activist said she was apprehensive about bullying and hateful messages, which were easy to spread via social…
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