Independent Association of Georgian Journalists
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The Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ) was founded by the group of professional journalists in Georgia
in 2000. It was created in order to solve the issues concerning journalists' professional activities, also to protect pluralistic democracy and internationally recognized human rights
. The Association is independent from all kinds of ideological, governmental, political and religious bodies.
IAGJ represents more than 150 journalists in Georgia. It is the first independent journalists association in Georgia that became a member of International Federation of Journalists
.
There is another journalists union (formed in Soviet period) in Georgia still controlled by the government.
The association relates and cooperates with all non-governmental and governmental organizations that can take part in the development at independent media.
IAGJ is a member of: Central Asia Southern Caucasus Freedom Exspression Network (CASCFEN), see on the web: http://www.cascfen.org, and Caucasian Refugees and IDP's NGO network (CRINGO), see on the web: http://www.cringo.net
In March 2001 the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists prepared and adopted Code of Journalistic Ethics. In this document all internationally recognized principles of journalistic profession are taken into consideration.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
in 2000. It was created in order to solve the issues concerning journalists' professional activities, also to protect pluralistic democracy and internationally recognized human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
. The Association is independent from all kinds of ideological, governmental, political and religious bodies.
IAGJ represents more than 150 journalists in Georgia. It is the first independent journalists association in Georgia that became a member of International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists...
.
There is another journalists union (formed in Soviet period) in Georgia still controlled by the government.
The association relates and cooperates with all non-governmental and governmental organizations that can take part in the development at independent media.
IAGJ is a member of: Central Asia Southern Caucasus Freedom Exspression Network (CASCFEN), see on the web: http://www.cascfen.org, and Caucasian Refugees and IDP's NGO network (CRINGO), see on the web: http://www.cringo.net
In March 2001 the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists prepared and adopted Code of Journalistic Ethics. In this document all internationally recognized principles of journalistic profession are taken into consideration.