FES honors Tribal Union of Journalists

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 13 years ago

The Tribal Union of Journalists has been awarded the human rights honor by FES for its role in promoting media freedom. The award ceremony will take place in Berlin on October 31.

Summary

Germany's non-governmental organization Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) has decided to bestow its human rights award on Pakistan's Tribal Union of Journalists for consolidating media freedom in one of the world's most dangerous regions.

FES, an independent political foundation associated with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany, honors individuals and organizations annually for their outstanding services for human rights in different parts of the world.

The FES announced that this year it would pay tribute to a Pakistani journalists' union - the Tribal Union of Journalists - which has been working for 20 years in the semi-governed tribal areas in the Pakistan's northwest.

The Tribal Union of Journalists (TUJ) is a representative body of over 250 journalists working for national and international media.

The award ceremony takes place in Berlin on October 31. (Photo courtesy FES)

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KEY POINTS:

• FES awards the Tribal Union of Journalists for media freedom.
• The union represents over 250 journalists in Pakistan.
• FES is a German political foundation associated with the SPD.
• The award ceremony is scheduled for October 31 in Berlin.
• The TUJ has worked for 20 years in Pakistan's tribal areas.