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
EPF, 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 The 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:
- International Seminar: The Georgian War & The Impact on Media in the War-torn South Caucasus
- Announcements & Events:
- Social Entrepreneurship Seminars in Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan, October 26, 27, 28
- Creative Commons Launch, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, December, 2009
- For more information please visit EPF's web site
- EPF Board of Trustees
Horton Beebe-Center Eurasia Foundation Dieter Boden German Ambassador, OSCE, ret.
Andrew Coxshall KPMG Danielle del Marmol Belgium Ambassador, Ret. Sabine Freizer International Crisis GroupDavid Lee MagtiCom, LtdDaniel Matthews Baker McKenzie, LtdMargaret Richardson IRS Commissioner, ret., Oakwood Enterprises, LLCMary Sheehan IOMRoy Southworth Chair, World BankDaniel Tarschys University of StockholmKenneth Yalowitz U.S. Ambassador, ret., Dartmouth College George Zarubin Eurasia Partnership Foundation
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