The editorial team of the Tajik-language weekly “Payk” has addressed an open letter to the U.S. Ambassador and the head of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe. Photo: InternetValeriu Kiver, head of the OSCE Program Office, and John Mark Pommerheim – U.S. Ambassador in Dushanbe In a letter published on May 9 on the “Payk” […]
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The editorial team of the Tajik-language weekly “Payk” has addressed an open letter to the U.S. Ambassador and the head of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe.
Photo: InternetValeriu Kiver, head of the OSCE Program Office, and John Mark Pommerheim – U.S. Ambassador in Dushanbe
In a letter published on May 9 on the “Payk” page on Facebook, the editor-in-chief of the weekly, Akhmadi Ibrohim, complained that the U.S. Embassy and the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe do not cooperate with them.
The author of the appeal emphasizes that the weekly “Payk” has been operating in the Kulyab region for 8 years with a team of 15 journalists. “With great effort and our own resources, we have created an exemplary and very popular weekly in the region, however, you, esteemed ones, have not even once paid attention, let alone cooperate,” the appeal states.
The appeal notes that some groups receive all the “grants” from the U.S. Embassy and the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, while others receive nothing.
“We do not even know who you have appointed as heads, directors, and managers of media organizations in our country. While you allocate funds for them to notice us and cooperate with us, these individuals pocket your money,” claims the editor-in-chief of “Payk.”
The weekly “Payk” is an independent publication in the Kulyab region, registered in 2012. Due to criticism of the authorities, the weekly has repeatedly faced pressure from the authorities. The weekly has over 10,000 regular readers and actively publishes its articles on social media.
Photo: Internet