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Hot News 2005 November 9 International Nongovernmental Organization Article 19 issued a statement addressed to the President of Kyrgyzstan
International Nongovernmental Organization Article 19 issued a statement addressed to the President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev. In the letter, Article 19 welcomes the current initiative by the Kyrgyz Government to establish public television. “We are very pleased that a draft law is currently under discussion in the Kyrgyz Parliament to transform the National Television / Radio Corporation (NTRK) into a true public service broadcaster, producing impartial and reliable high quality programming that informs and entertains the people of Kyrgyzstan and is accountable to it. The establishment of a public service broadcasting institution indicates a commitment on your part to guarantee freedom of expression and fulfill the rights of the people of Kyrgyzstan to receive impartial and accurate informationj on news events and current affairs,” said in the letter. On the other hand, organization expressed concerns in the letter, that the draft law fails to provide such guarantees. “One of the most important ways by which a public broadcaster’s independence must be guaranteed is by ensuing that the company’s board of governors and its senior management can operate free from external interference and in the public interest,” says Agnes Callamard, Article 19 executive director.
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