CONFERENCES 

The Osh/Kyrgyzstan Conference Program

Media Role in Post-Soviet Conflict Areas

 

Organizers:      

1. CIMERA, Switzerland;

2. The International In-Service Centre for Training Journalists, Uzbekistan;

3. Osh Media Resource Center, Kyrgyzstan;

4. National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan.

 

Dates:  May 18th to May 20th, 2000

 

Place:   Osh oblast library “Toktogul Satylganov,” Osh.

 

 

Day 1, May 18th

Time Frame

Activity

9:30 -10:30 

Registration of Participants

 

10:00 - 10:30

Opening Ceremony and Greeting Words:

Mr. Akmataliev Temirbek, governor of Osh oblast;

 

Mr. Hanspeter Maag, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation;

Mr. Vicken Cheterian, director, Central Asian Media Support Project;

 

Mrs. Gulnara Babadjanova, director, the International In-Service Training Centre for Journalists, Uzbekistan;

Mr. Khamidov Alisher, director, the Osh Media Resource Center, Kyrghyzstan;

Mr. Karshiboev Nuriddin, chairman, the National Association of Independent Media, Tajikistan.
 

 

 

Sessions

10:30-11:50

Sources of Tensions in Central Asia: The case of Ferghana Valley

 

 Moderator- Alisher Taksanov

1.      Sources of Tension in Ferghana Valley.

Umed Babakhanov, “Asia Plus” Information Agency, Dushanbe

 

2.      The coverage of border issues between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the Kyrgyz media.

Nickolas Megoran, Cambridge University.

3.      Threats for security: From Nationalism to Islamism:

Alisher Taksanov, “Business Vestnik Vostoka”, Tashkent

 

 

 

11:50 - 12:00

 

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:00

Topical discussions, comments

 

 

 

13:00 - 14:00

 

Lunch break

 

 

Sessions

14:00-15:15

Central Asian security in the regional context:

Moderator- Oleg Panfilov

  1. Russian Policy in Central Asia: Oleg Panfilov, Center of Journalism in Extreme Conditions, Moscow.

  2. Afghanistan and Central Asia

      Alexander Khamagaev, International In-Service Center for   

      Training Journalists, Tashkent.

  1. Tajikistan in post-civil war era.

      Parviz Mullajanov, Dushanbe.

  1. Inner political aspects of Kazakhstan’s national security: Karin Erlan, Central Asian Agency for Political Studies.

 

 

 

 

15:15 - 15:30

 

Break

16:00-17:00

State policies in conflict prevention:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 17:00-18:00

Moderator: Uran Botobekov

 

Uzbekistan – Svetlana Skladchikova, newspaper “Zaria Surkhana,” Termez;

Tadjikistan – Mansurova Gulchekhra, Information Agency “Asia Plus,” Dushanbe.

Kyrghyzstan – Uran Botobekov, political analyst, Bishkek.

 

 

Discussion

 

19:00

 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

Day 2, May 19th, 2000

Time Frame

Activity

 

9:30-10:30

10:30-11:00

 

11:00-12:00

 

 

 

12:00-12:30

 

 

 

12:30

 

 

13:30

 

 

 

15:00-16:00

 

16:00-17:00

  

17:00-18:00

 

Meetings

With Akmataliev Temirbek, the governor of Osh oblast;

With Sharipov Jusupbek., head of the Osh city administration;

 

With representatives of the Assembly of Peoples of Kyrghyzstan

(Uzbek, Russian, Tadjik diaspora associations)

 

 

With representatives of clergy:

The Osh Imam, Pastor of the Osh church, Kazi (religious judge) of Osh oblast muslims.

 

Departure from Osh to Jalal-Abad (by bus).

 

 

Lunch in Jalal-Abad.

 

Meetings in Jalal-Abad with:

 

1.The governor of Jalal-Abad oblast and the mayor of the town of Jalal-Abad;

2.  Representatives of the Uzbek, Russian, Tadjik diaspora associations of Jalal-Abad oblast;

3.      Local NGOs working in the area of conflict prevention.

 

 

18:00

 

Return to Osh

 

  

19:00

 

  

Dinner

 

 

Day 3: May 20, 2000

Time

Event/Activity

10:00- 11:30

Other Conflicts in the CIS:

Moderator: Mark Grigorian

1. Chechnya war, a failure of political thinking, Vicken Cheterian, CAMsP/CMSP, Geneva

2. The role of the media in Karabakh conflict:
Mark Grigorian, Journalist, Yerevan

 

11:30-12:00

 

Coffee Break

 

12:00 - 13:00

Discussion. Moderated by: Mark Grigorian.

 

13:00-14:00

 

14:00-15:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

15:30-16:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:30-16:45

16:45-18:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18:30-19:00

 

 

19:00-20:00

 

 

20:00

 

Lunch Break

 

1.Batken crisis and media coverage in the three republics.

Moderator: Mukhtor Bokizoda

Uzbekistan- Mukhamadjan Obidov, UzTV correspondent in the Ferghana Valley, Andijan.

Kyrghyzstan – Makhamadjan Khamidov, “Ekho Osha ”, Osh.

Tadjikistan – Mukhtor Bokizoda, freelance journalist, Dushanbe.

 

2. The role of mass media in conflict prevention.

Moderator –Turaev Turabek, TV-channel “Davr,” Djizak.

 

1. Greg Austin, International Crisis Group, Brussels.

2. Tadjikistan – Nuriddin Karshiboev, Dushanbe

3. Kyrghyzstan – Kuban Mambetaliev, Association “Journalists,” Bishkek

4. Uzbekistan – Yuri Chernogaev, “Tashkentskaya Pravda,” Tashkent

 

Coffee break

3. What could NGOs propose for conflict 

prevention in the Ferghana valley? Moderator: Raya Kadyrova

 

Conflict prevention in Batken and Leylek regions- Raya Kadyrova, Foundation for Tolerance International, Bishkek

Irrigation system in Central Asia: Alexander Savelev, Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies, Tashkent

Conflict prevention in Isfara and Gafur regions of Khodjent Oblast-  Davron Zohidov, representative of “Ittifok” NGO

Uzbekistan – Aziz Abduvaliev, newspaper “Sukhbatdosh,” Namangan

Tajikistan – NGO “Chetvertaya Vlasty – the 4th power,” Iskander Feruz, Khodjent.

Kyrghyzstan – Aimira Urustemova, WIMCA, Bishkek.

 

Discussion, and conclusion of the conference

 

 

Evening cultural program: Visit to the sacred mountain Suleiman-Too.

 

Closing dinner.

  

 
 

List of conference participants ( countries given in alphabetical order):

 

    Armenia

1.       Mark Grigorian, journalist, Erevan.

 

   Australia

      1.       Greg Austin, International Crisis Group, Brussels.

 

Germany

1.      Chris Schuepp, director of Internews-Kyrghyzstan;

 

Kazakhstan

1.      Karin Erlan, president of the Central Asian Agency for Political studies; Alma-Aty

 

           Kyrghyzstan
           Osh
  1.      Alexei Sukhov, editor TV and Radio company "Pyramid Osh";

2.      Bakit Ibraimov, editor of the weekly "Osh Park";

3.      Almaz Ismanov, freelance journalist from Osh;

4.      Alla Pyatibratova, freelance journalist;

5.      Karine Iliasova, “Delo #…” correspondent, Kochkor-Ata;

6.      Makhamadjan Khamidov, “Ekho Osha,” Osh;

7.      Alisher Khamidov, CAMsP coordinator, director Osh  Media Resource Center, Osh.

 

Bishkek

1.      Kuban Mambetaliev, Association "Journalists";

2.      Rina Prijivoit, independent journalists, the Foundation for Journalists
Rights Protection;

3.      Vadim Nochevkin,  journalist, „Delo #“ reviewer;

4.      Uran Batobekov, political analyst;

5.      Alexander Kniazev, Russian TV local correspondent in Bishkek;

6.      Aimira Urustemova, director of Kyrghyz branch of WIMCA -

         Women in Mass Media of Central Asia;

7.      Kulatova Raisa, the Central Aisan Informaiton Center;

8.      Cholpon Asambaeva, director of the Central Asian Information Center;

9.      Raya Kadyrova, Foundation for Tolerance International, Bishkek

 

Internews – Kyrghyzstan

1.      Omorbek Sataev, executive director.

 

Russia

1.      Oleg Panfilov, Extreme Journalism Center.

 

Switzerland

1.      Vicken Cheterian, director of CIMERA, the CAMsP - 

         Central Asian Media Support Project, Geneve;

2.      Hanspeter Maag, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Bern;

3.      Lislotte Staehelin, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Bern;

4.      Esther Schaufelberger, Office of the Swiss Agency

         for Development and Cooperation, Bishkek.

Tadjikistan

 

1.      Nuriddin Karshiboev, CAMsP coordinator, chairman of the NANSMIT –

         the National Assocation of Independent Media of Tajikistan, Dushanbe;

2.      Parviz Mulladjanov, Dushanbe;

3.      Gulchekhra Mansurova, the Information Agency „Asia Plus,“ Dushanbe;

4.      Umed Babakhanov, director of the Information Agency „Aisa Plus,“ Dushanbe;

5.      Dilbarhon Samodova; NANSMIT, Khodjent;

6.      Nurali Davlatov, „Dzhavoni Tojikistan“, Dushanbe;

7.      Mukhtor Bokizoda, freelance journalist, Dushanbe;

8.      Iskander Feruz, non-governmental media development orgnization

         „Chetvertaya Vlast-4th power,“ Khodjent;

9.      Ilhom Jamolov, Radio „Liberty“ corresondent, Khodjent;

10.    Kurbon Alamshoev, editor-in-chief newspaper „Shatri Simin,“ Khorog;

11.    Salimakhon Vahobzade, „Vecherni Dushanbe“, Dushanbe

 

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1.      Nickolas Megoran, Phd candidate, Cambridge University

 

The United States of America;

1.      Ivan Sigal, the regional director of Internews Network in Central Asia, Boston;

2.      Scott Smith; director of Internews-Uzbekistan;

 

Uzbekistan

1.      Gulnara Babadjanova, CAMsP coordinator, director of the

         International In-service Training Centre for Journalists, Tashkent;

2.      Khamgaev Alexander, assistant of CAMsP coordinator, Tashkent;

3.      Chernogaev Yuri, "Tashkent Pravda", Business Courier, Tashkent,

4.      Taksanov Alisher, "Business Vestnik Vostoka", Tashkent;

5.      Turaev Turabek, correspondent of TV channel "Davr", the town of Jizak;

6.      Skladchikova Svetlana, newspaper "Zaria Surkhana,” Termez;

7.      Obidov Mukhamadjan, correspondent of Uzbek Television in the Ferghana
 Valley, Andijan;

8.      Abduvaliev Aziz, newspaper “ Sukhbatdosh,” Namangan;

9.      Borisova Olga, “Vestnik Karakalpakistana,” Nukus;

10.   Savelev Alexander, Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies, Tashkent.

 

 

Other international participants:

1. Anna Husarska, journalist;