I'm waiting for an update from the staff before I provide any new details here. However, it's clear after the events of last night that Mongolians are going to wake up to a new dynamic in their political life. This is the first time Mongols have rioted so violently.
The situation is heartbreaking. We don't know what the long term effects will be, yet, on media freedom in Mongolia. Clearly, there are government officials that strongly desire to hold the media at least partially accountable for what took place—especially Eagle TV.
I'm going to write a commentary on the events later tonight. Suffice it to say, President Enkhbayar did the right thing by declaring the State of Emergency. I'm not a fan of the idea of shutting down all media (except State TV), in fact, I'm not sure it was 100% necessary. In the U.S. the model is to channel all emergency information through a single master media outlet, with all other outlets slaved to the master outlet to ensure everyone receives the proper information. But, all things considered, what else could the President do?
More later...
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