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Ambassador Hoagland Discusses US Foreign Policy Online with Tajikistan Journalists March 22, 2005 by Aimee Hutton and Christine Fetzko Last month, US Ambassador to Tajikistan Richard Hoagland participated in a virtual press conference entitled, “US Foreign Policy during the Second Bush Administration,” organized by IREX through the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP).	Trafficking Ringleader Arrested Thanks to Investigative Report January 18, 2005 by Russell Peasgood and Maggie McDonough Prosecutors in Tajikistan reopened a criminal investigation into a local trafficking ring after the broadcast of an investigative television documentary supported by IREX.
IREX Assists Development of the Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster January 18, 2005 Through an unprecedented, transparent and inclusive media law reform process, due in large part to the technical assistance and media expertise provided through the auspices of the Montenegro Independent Media Program (MIMP), the Montenegrin civil society has replaced the government at the helm of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG).	IREX Organizes Middle East Conference on Development of Independent Media December 9, 2004 by Michael Clarke IREX recently organized and hosted a State Department Middle East Partnership Initiative and USAID-funded workshop, “Strategies for Sustainable Media Development for the Middle East and North Africa,” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
IREX Europe Assists in Effort to Reform Liberian Media Law October 24, 2004 Comprehensive reform of Liberian media law is called for at a national conference on media law reform hosted by the Liberian Government with assistance from the Partnership on Media and Conflict Resolution for West Africa.	IREX Europe Works with Press Union of Liberia to Establish a Resource Center for Liberian Media September 22, 2004 IREX Europe, as part of the Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa, is helping develop the Liberian media infrastructure, shattered by years of oppression and poverty.
IREX Observes World Press Freedom Day: Activities by Country May 3, 2004 On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004, IREX shares the following stories of media professionals and activities that IREX has supported in promotion of independent media.	IREX Observes World Press Freedom Day 2004 May 3, 2004 IREX joins with journalists, press freedom organizations, and media in recognizing World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004.
Television Satire Addresses Social Change in Serbia April 13, 2004 Mile is the Serbian everyman.	IREX Chair Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on International Media Development and Public Diplomacy Issues February 26, 2004 Kurt Wimmer, the chairman of the IREX Board of Directors, partner in the law firm of Covington & Burling, and chair of the First Amendment Advisory Council of the Media Institute, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a witness at the hearing "Public Diplomacy and International Free Press."