News & Updates
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Citizen N. Demberel was jailed after a judge handed down a guilty verdict for defamation
2007/10/122016
Mongolian citizen N. Demberel was jailed after a judge handed down a guilty verdict for defamation. N. Demberel had published an article entitled “I was finally valued by Ch.Ulaan”. He also he broadcast the television program “Red-Eyed Oligarchy”, which was related to Mongolian President N. Enkhbayar and Member of Parliament Ch. Ulaan. The pair subsequently filed a complaint.
N. Enkhbayar and Ch. Ulaan claimed the article and television program were false and accused N. Demberel of defaming them and damaging their reputations. |
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COLLECTIVE BOARD CEASED THE HUNGER STRIKE
2007/07/101295
On 8 July 2007, six members of Mongolian National Public Radio and TV /MNPRTV/’s Collective Board, who have been on hunger strike for 3 days since 6 July 2007, ceased their hunger strike. The purpose of the hunger strike was to demand the dismissal of MNPRTV National Board, which has repeatedly violated the Law on Public Radio and TV, undermined the independence of MNPRTV editor’s office and violated journalists’ professional rights.
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COLLECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS PLAN TO GO ON HUNGER STRIKE
2007/07/061219
On July 6, six members of Mongolian National Public Radio and TV /MNPRTV/’s Collective Board obtained the legal permission for a hunger strike and went to hospital for health test. According to the Collective Board’s (CB) statement, the planned hunger strike will call to dismiss MNPRTV’s National Board (governing body of MNPRTV) which is alleged to have repeatedly violated the Law on PSB since its very inception.
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COLLECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS PLAN TO GO ON HUNGER STRIKE
2007/07/051201
It is since 14 June 2007 that Mongolian Public Radio and TV /MNPRTV/’s Collective Board (CB) members have been on strike. The Parliament set up a working group to look into the events surrounding the strike but the working group has not delivered any conclusions yet.
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DEMANDS TO DISMISS NATIONAL BOARD OF MONGOLIAN NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND TV
2007/06/281430
Journalists at Mongolian National Public Radio and TV (MNPRTV) are on strike since 14 June 2007. Six out of fifteen members of MNPRTV’s National board have been appointed by the Parliament without nomination from an NGOs’ Forum (convened to nominate board members).
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REPORTER ATTACKED
2007/06/241192
On 24 June 2007, the manager of Chinggis 3 restaurant in Sukhbaatar District accused S. Tuul, photo reporter at “Social Mirror” newspaper, of taking photos in the restaurant without permission, kicked him in the head and broke his photo camera.
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Dear readers
2007/06/192178
Dear readers, Currently www.globeinter.org.mn website is under restoration. Please find information on Mongolian media (December-May) from the news section of the www.monitoring.mn website.
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Against Censorship!!!
2006/12/041239
Adopted by participants of the round table:
Against Censorship! May 2, 2006 Censorship is a clear |
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TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS ON BIRD FLU REPORTING
2006/11/301239
Globe International in collaboration with Internews, the UNICEF Mongolia and the Ministry of Health organized a 3-day training for journalists on Avian Influenza reporting from 8-10 November 2006 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND JOURNALISTS
2006/11/281128
On October, 31, Globe International NGO introduced its report on press freedom in Mongolia, with the purpose of illustrating the current situationo Mongolian press freedom.Globe International has registered 35 violations during Free Expression Violation Monitoring conducted between October 2005 and October 2006.
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