Articles - Mongolia
22 June 2011
Mongolia
Parliament passes right to information law
After a five-year debate, Mongolia's Parliament passed a freedom of information law last week, joining nearly 90 other countries that provide legal protection for the right to information, report Globe International and other IFEX members.
2 June 2010
Mongolia
Mongolian journalists face numerous pressures, says Globe International 2009 Media Freedom Report
Mongolian journalists are struggling to practice their profession as they battle a lack of transparency and limited access to information, as well as physical assault, editorial censorship and fear of loss of employment for reporting the truth, says Globe International in its Media Freedom Report 2009.
10 March 2010
Mongolia
Globe issues report on defamation and censorship in Mongolia
Public figures in Mongolia routinely use defamation legislation against the media and journalists, says a new report by Globe International. Journalists often self-censor in order to survive.
4 July 2008
Mongolia
PRESIDENTE DECLARA ESTADO DE EXCEPCIÓN EN MEDIO DE PROTESTAS ELECTORALES
4 July 2008
Mongolia
LE PRÉSIDENT PROCLAME L'ÉTAT D'URGENCE EN RÉACTION AUX MANIFESTATIONS DE PROTESTATION APRÈS UN SCRUTIN
2 July 2008
Mongolia
PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID VOTE PROTEST
The president of Mongolia has introduced a four-day state of emergency in the capital Ulan Bator in response to violent protests over Sunday's allegedly "rigged" parliamentary elections that left five people dead, report IFEX member in Mongolia Globe International and news reports. Public gatherings have been banned, and all media except government-run outlets have been closed. There are fears of an online media ban.
11 April 2008
Mongolia
LA CENSURE EST GÉNÉRALISÉE EN MONGOLIE, CONCLUT UNE ÉTUDE
11 April 2008
Mongolia
CENSURA OMNIPRESENTE EN MONGOLIA, ENCUENTRA ESTUDIO
8 April 2008
Mongolia
CENSORSHIP PERVASIVE IN MONGOLIA, STUDY FINDS
Attempts to pressure, influence and intervene in a journalist's work are evidence that censorship is a reality in Mongolia, says a new media freedom report by Globe International.
16 November 2007
Mongolia
GLOBE PROMETE PROTEGER PERIODISTAS
16 November 2007
Mongolia
GLOBE INTERNATIONAL SE JURE DE PROTÉGER LES JOURNALISTES
13 November 2007
Mongolia
GLOBE VOWS TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
Last month, Mongolian citizen N. Demberel was convicted under the criminal law of defamation and fined nearly 10 million Tugrugs (US$8,450) - 130 times the amount of a minimum-wage, monthly salary in Mongolia. His crime? He had written an article and broadcast a TV show that criticised public officials, the "red-eyed oligarchy", in his country.
21 April 2006
Mongolia
JUICIOS POR DIFAMACIÓN ATACAN A MEDIOS
19 April 2006
Mongolia
DEFAMATION LAWS TARGET MEDIA
In Mongolia, politicians are increasingly taking advantage of punitive defamation laws to silence journalists who report on sensitive issues such as government corruption, reports Globe International.
30 October 2001
Mongolia
NUEVO DOCUMENTAL PONE EN TELA DE JUICIO DECLARACIONES SOBRE PRENSA LIBRE
30 October 2001
Mongolia
CONTESTE LES AFFIRMATIONS AU SUJET DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
30 October 2001
Mongolia
NEW DOCUMENTARY CHALLENGES FREE PRESS CLAIMS
A new documentary film examining the state of Mongolia's media landscape is raising questions about whether or not the country's press is as free as the government says it is, according to a Transitions Online (TOL) story cited by International Journalists' Network (IJNet). Entitled "Yellow Press: Friends or Enemies?" the film was released in September by Mongolian filmmaker Rentsen Batsaikhan.
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