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CaucAsia Magazine - June 2007 - IFJ Congress & Gender - is attached.

 

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CaucAsia - International Coalition of Gender Journalists

 

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IFJ - International Federation of Journalists

May 28 - June 1: Moscow 

26th WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS

 

CaucAsia Gender Journalists attended the IFJ Congress, and the June CaucAsia Issue covers the Congress.

 

"Crisis of security, crisis of freedom, and crisis of work - These are important problems of the world of journalism, as listed by a speaker at the IFJ Congress.

 

CaucAsia was invited to the IFJ Congress to contribute new ideas to the IFJ gender program. We did our best to prepare and contribute to the Congress. But, the contrary stream was too hard. There were beauties as live advertisement, including scantily dressed women performers (photos included in CaucAsia June Magazine). There were all male presidiums. There was remarkable gender insensibility and insensitivity at the IFJ Congress. Women's issues were not touched at all in the Main Hall program discussions.

 

Some Muslim and other men felt a bit confused from the beginning of the Congress with the naked girls show, but they persevered to report on the Moscow Congress to their national journalists' unions.

 

The Congress program irritated serious participants who came to discuss problems and to share experiences.

 

CaucAsia was invited to the International Federation of Journalists Congress to support the fight for equality, and to contribute to the promotion of gender issues in IFJ. But, it turned out that almost nobody heard us.

 

At the final dinner that closed the Congress, we were told that there was a surprise for the delegates, a dancing girls show with girls in spangled bikinis and feathery hats.

 

There was an exhibit of photographs. One example was a photo of two half-nude women supporting the sign of a rental agency, and entitled, 'Women for Rent.'

 

During the Congress, there was a Gallery of Murdered Journalists, and fresh flowers in their memory.

 

Russian authorities ignored the International Congress of Journalists, and did not make a statement. We found out that the authorities received an unofficial order not to participate in the Congress.

 

The International Federation of Journalists unites some half-million journalists from 150 countries."

 

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