They also reported in its
neutrality and independence of the commitment and the media in disseminating the
correct information and attention to national issues and how to transfer to the
people and their contribution to the awareness of the importance of education
and modernizing the voter register and participate in the elections and report
monitored twice the attention of the media to educate and sensitize Citizens the
importance of the voter registry and the report noted that a small number of
television stations, and noted the space and talked about the voter registration
process or provincial council elections, while we have noted that much of the
media did not show any programmer or symposium on as absent from radio programs,
but also In return we do not find the article and one major or minor talk about
the importance of this subject only Statements of a number of Commissioners
noting the importance of direct action updating the voter registry for the
period from 15 / 7 until 15/8/2008, as well as statements made by UN, which was
published in a number of Iraqi newspapers or broadcast by several television
channels, the report pointed out:
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Propaganda was generally weak in the early days but have remarkably
increased gradually emerged and intensified propaganda advertising on
television and advertising space in major national newspapers urged to
register voters and the entire issued by the Supreme Commission for
Elections.
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The question of elections in the governorate of Kirkuk, the most prominent
obstacle in the adoption of law provincial assemblies.
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Focused media attention on the draft electoral law and the controversy
revolving around him and was approved by the effects of eventual storm of
debate and objections reflected in the withdrawal of some big problem lists
of the parliament, and perhaps this step will enter the country in the new
political crisis and then have been set aside by law Party Presidency.
4. The media talked about some of the dealings
of the electoral system
5. The media and some public activities on the
elections and we refer here, for example, to the demonstration in Kirkuk against
the division to maintain four electoral regions and another demonstration
against postponing elections.
6. News media issues in a comprehensive permit
to ensure that the religious references consent to be used in election
campaigning
7. Addressed the media and the activities of the Independent Higher
Commission for Elections and positively evaluated the implementation of its
information campaign to educate voters. Stated Mr. Faraj Al-Haideri Chairman of
the Board of Commissioners effort that UNHCR is trying to limit the possible
forgeries in the previous elections by taking actions that have been adopted in
developed countries and reaffirmed the importance of observers from political
entities and civil society organizations as well as the need for the presence of
observers from Board of Commissioners and the United Nations to monitor the
conduct of the electoral process.
8. Showed a number of media disapproval of the
Office for the allocation of advertisements to the Iraqi Information Network
(government)
9. Media quoted the events of conflicts within the bloc on the
parliamentary elections.
The Humane Agenda inventory reporting and media coverage and spaces for the
elections and this organization will continue to monitor the media for later.
Tammuz Organization for Social
Development Media