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 EPF Newsletter #6,October 2, 2009



Freedom of Expression and the Struggles of Media in the South Caucasus
 

This sixth issue of EPF's quarterly e-bulletin highlights the impact of our programs on freedom of expression, challenges facing by media in the South Caucasus and EPF's efforts to involve international community into the dialogue to overcome those challenges.

Eurasia Partnership Foundation's (EPF) mission is to empower people to effect change for social justice and economic prosperity through hands-on programs, helping them to improve their communities and their own lives. Read more...


EPF's International Seminar: The Georgian War & The Impact on Media in the War-torn South Caucasus

 

p1030513_400EPF, in cooperation with the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki, hosted the Seminar Ascertaining Facts: The Georgian War & The Impact on Media in the War-torn South Caucasus in Helsinki, Finland on September 9, 2009. Please look into the agenda and download the presentations from here..

 

 

 

Discovering Freedom of Expression in Armenia 

still0708_00001_400The right to Freedom of Expression (FoE) is guaranteed by the Armenian Constitution, but a clear understanding of what FoE is is practically absent in the country. EPF, with the support of the British Government and USAID, is implementing a project which tries to address complex issues related to FoE: what are citizens "allowed" to say? Read more...

 

 The Public Perceptions on Freedom of Expression in Armenia. Research-Based Recommendations  

As a part of EPF's Freedom of Expression project, a qualitative sociological research on Armenian society's perceptions of Freedom of Expression and censorship was carried out.  Please download report-based recommendations from here...

 


 


 


EPF is a proud member of the EF Network: five local foundations supporting civil society and based in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.eurasia.org

IN THIS ISSUE:

 

    Horton Beebe-Center
    Eurasia Foundation

Dieter Boden
German Ambassador, OSCE, ret.

Andrew Coxshall
KPMG

 

Danielle del Marmol   Belgium Ambassador, Ret. 

 

Sabine Freizer
International Crisis Group

David Lee
MagtiCom, Ltd

Daniel Matthews
Baker McKenzie, Ltd

Margaret Richardson
IRS Commissioner, ret., Oakwood Enterprises, LLC

Mary Sheehan
IOM

Roy Southworth
Chair, World Bank

Daniel Tarschys
University of Stockholm

Kenneth Yalowitz
U.S. Ambassador, ret., Dartmouth College

George Zarubin
Eurasia Partnership Foundation