CAMEL Nr. 15 / May 2001 |
Archive |
UZBEKISTAN WOMENS EDITIONS: A CITADEL OF TRADITIONALISM Traditional views on social roles of man and woman where the woman is fully responsible for children's upbringing and family preservation predominate in Uzbekistan's mass media. By Marfua Tokhtakhojayeva, Voice of America, Uzbekistan Service |
WOMANS VIEW ON WOMENS ISSUES If they are numerous in the Kirgiz media, women do rarely have high position. This fact is particularly obvious outside the capital Bishkek, in the regional media. By Alla Pyatibratova, free-lance journalist, Osh, Kyrgyzstan |
TAJIK JOURNALISTS SHOULD MAKE UP THEIR OWN MIND ON GENDER ISSUES Despite the presence of around 70 womens NGOs in the country, the Tajik men journalists show little interest and little understanding of gender issues. By Galina Nazarova, National coordinator Women Women in the Media of Central Asia (WIMCA) |
FIRST STEP IN UZBEKISTAN TO COMBAT CENSORSHIP An article containing blank spaces instead of the words prohibited by censorship has appeared in the Samarkand newspaper, first-ever in Uzbekistan's press history. By Isqandar Hamroh, journalist, Uzbekistan |
KIRGIZ STATE-OWNED PRINTING HOUSE HOLDS MONOPOLY Kyrgyzstan's independent newspapers believe that the state-run printing house, Uchkun, working at the government's bidding, restricts freedom of speech. By Cholpon Orozobekova, free-lance journalist, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
THE PREDICTABLE DESTRUCTION OF THE RUSSIAN STATION NTV The taking control of the independent TV station NTV in Moscow is confirms the growing authoritarianism of the Russian state, in a context of general indifference towards politics. By Aleksandr Iskandaryan, Moscow |
MONTH IN REVIEW: APRIL 2001 |