The Association for European Journalists AEJ – Cyprus organizes a public discussion titled “Media Freedom in Cyprus and in Europe. The event will take place on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, time 18.00 – 20.00 at the Home for Cooperation, next to Ledra Palace crossing point, in the framework of the action titled “Journalists Action for a Common European Cyprus”, supported under the Grow Civic Program financed by the European Union in the framework of the Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community.
The coordinators of the AEJ Cyprus journalists Kyriakos Pieridis and Hasan Kahvecioglu will present the aims and the activities of the action.
Myrto Zambarta, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus will be the keynote speaker of the event and she will address the initiatives of the EU under the European Media Freedom Act.
The challenges of Media Freedom in Cyprus will be raised by Nicholas Karides, Director of IMME - Institute for Mass Media IMME and Bekir Azgın, Chairman of the Turkish Cypriot Media Ethics Committee.
A discussion will follow, moderated by Aysu Basri Akter, journalist, member of the AEJ Cyprus Aysu Basri Akter yönetecek.