DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — On Friday September 7, Tajik Journalists’ Union hosted a roundtable meeting dedicated to International Journalists’ Solidarity Day, which is marked on September 8.
The event was staged by Journalists’ Union in cooperation with the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan (Nansmit) , Media-Alliance of Tajikistan and the Foundation for Memory and Protection of the Rights of Journalists of Tajikistan.
Like the previous years, the meeting participants discussed issues related to strengthening solidarity among Tajik journalists.
The meeting members included representatives from both state-run and independent media, including the newspapers
Millat
,
Fakty i Kommentarii
, Asia-Plus,
Bonuvoni Tojikiston
,
Javononi Tojikiston
, as well as the news agencies
Asia-Plus
and
Avesta
.
The
Fakty i Kommentarii
editor Zafar Abdulloyev telling the meeting noted that media in Tajikistan is still under strong pressure of authorities and “we should not bear it any longer.”
Lidia Isamova, secretary general of the Media Alliance-Tajikistan, noted that a level of solidarity among Tajik journalists was not yet enough. “For example, we do not remember any case, when newspapers would had expressed protest against closure of one or other newspaper or prosecution of journalists for their professional activity,” Ms. Isamova said.
