Globe International Center

Media Law Workshop Defamation, Online Expression and Self-regulation

2015/10/25996

The Globe International Center NGO in cooperation with the Mongolian Bar Association are organizing a training course among Mongolian lawyers including judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers and researches on theme a Course on Selected Media Law Issues: Defamation, Online Expression and Self-regulation under the finding of the Deutsche Welle Akademie in 28-30 October, 2015 at BAR`s training hall. Some Mongolian journalists are invited to join to this including members of Media club.

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 November 2015

2015/10/231382

In her message sent for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO urged that, all States to take all the necessary measures — through legislation, protection mechanisms, and new adequate resources — to ensure that investigations and trials relating to crimes against journalists are undertaken.

International mission and multi-stakeholder consultation

2015/10/231285

Globe International Center (GIC), a Mongolian NGO is planning to conduct a Joint International Experts Mission (called "the Mission") providing capacity building on international standards on freedom of expression and the Internet, and covering the topics including:

The new project has started "Raising awareness of young Mongolians on democratic elections" funded by British Embassy

2015/10/231450

Globe International Center, a Mongolian NGO is started to run the new project a social media campaign promoting youth participation in elections. This will be done via social media since 80 percent of Facebook users are young people aged 18-35.

Community Radio Association of Mongolia has became the member of the World Association of Community Broadcasters (AMARC)

2015/09/031391

The General Assembly of AMARC was held in Accra, Ghana, on 10-14 August, 2015 in the frame of the 11th World Conference organized with the collaboration of Ghana Community Radio Network (GCRN).

Globe International Center condemns detention of website journalist

2015/07/161970

Alert — Mongolia
16 July, 2015

SOURCE: Globe International
Globe International Center (GIC) strongly condemns the detention of Battulga Sodnomdarjaa, a female journalist from info.mn website and calls for her immediate release. She was arrested on July 9, 2015 and taken to the detention center Gants Hudag.

Media for Transparency Media Campaign Report

2015/06/281876

Based on the results of the Baseline survey involved 1948 citizens and public officials from 20 target soums of 8 aimags, the project developed an Information policy/strategy of Media campaign. During the media campaigns, the project cooperated with a total of 11 traditional media outlets: 4 national media outlets, 7 local aimag media outlets and 10 soums’ community radios.

English summary report on Usage of information dissemination channels

2015/06/271616

In frame of the project called “Increasing Citizen’s Access to Information to Promote Transparency and Integrity in Mongolia” was developed a new public information dissemination channels such us information boards, SMS service, websites in the target 20 soums of 8 aimags

Endline survey summary

2015/06/271606

In the frame of the UNDEF-funded two-year project Globe International Center, a Mongolian NGO has conducted the baseline and final surveys to gather information the types and scale of the problems affecting transparency and integrity in public service as well as a clear picture of the level of knowledge and understanding on the right to access information and existence of the FOI law.

Citizens' Monitoring Summary report

2015/06/261556

During a period of 30 July 2013 and 21 October 2014, the citizens conducted monitoring in 19 soums out of 20. No monitoring conducted in one soum: Asgat soums of Sukhbaatar aimag because the team was splited.