8 June 2005

IFJ SUPPORTS PRESS FREEDOM MONITORING IN ASIA


The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is organising events in Indonesia and Taiwan as part of its Media and Democracy programme to help strengthen the role of journalists in monitoring elections and promoting press freedom.

In Jakarta, Indonesia, the IFJ's affiliate, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (Aliansi Jurnalis Independen, AJI), is holding a national seminar on election reporting from 6 to 8 June 2005.

Supported by the European Commission, the seminar is aimed at improving Indonesian journalists' capacity to act as watchdogs in upcoming local government elections. It will feature speakers from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Local Election Commission, political experts, local non-governmental organisations and leading editors.
In Taiwan, IFJ is organising a conference from 7 to 10 July in Taipei, where affiliates will meet to discuss issues facing journalists and their associations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The conference will examine the state of press freedom in the region, the working rights of journalists and union management. The conference will be hosted by the Association of Taiwan Journalists, with support from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

For more information on these events, contact: ifj@ifj-asia.org

Visit: http://www.ifj-asia.org/



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