The Union of Arab Journalists (UAJ) has announced the creation of a regional observatory for the freedom of press, to follow up the practice of journalism in the Arab World and the Moroccan capital, Rabat, has been chosen as its headquarters.
The observatory will be in charge of compiling annual reports on press freedom in the Arab region, conducting studies and holding activities bearing on the subject, said Saif Charif, President of UAJ's freedom commission in a press conference held Tuesday in Rabat.
Charif noted that the observatory's main office will be inaugurated in May, when UAJ will hold an international colloquium on press freedom in the Arab World, with Arab and foreign media actors taking part.
The creation of the regional press freedom watch comes in response to the recommendations of the 10th UAJ Congress, held in Octobre 2004 in Cairo, seeking the development of the practice of journalism in the Arab World, UAJ officials say.
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