Globe International celebrates World Press Freedom Day in Mongolia - IFEX: "Globe International Centre, a Mongolian free expression NGO, and the Mongolian Journalists Association with support from Open Society Forum (OSF), Mongolia, marked World Press Freedom Day 2013 on May 1, 2013 at the OSF Conference Hall. More than 75 politicians, officials, international organisations, NGOs, journalists and media practitioners gathered at the event.
G. Jargalsaikhan, Secretary General of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, stressed in his speech that Mongolia is in 98th place in the free press index of Reporters Without Borders. He introduced UNESCO's 2013 WPFD concept note “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media” which focused on three sub-themes: Ensuring the Safety of Journalists and Media Workers, Combating Impunity of Crimes against Press Freedom, and Online Safety. "
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