“Legal Media-Center” Public Foundation invites journalists for trainings in Astana and Almaty. The initiative is supported by OSCE Center in Astana and is aimed at increasing the journalists’ professional level. The international standards of journalism and their practical application will be taught.

The first training is called “Access to information and accreditation: international practice”. It is going to take place in Astana on the 12-13th of September at the conference-hall of the “Imperia G” Hotel. Taras Shevchenko, the Director of the Media-Law Institute in Kiev, Ukraine, invited to be the main speaker at the event.

Another training “Acceptable limitations on the freedom of speech and increasing of tolerance by public figures towards independent media” will be held in Almaty on the 22-23rd of September at the conference-hall of the “Kazjol” Hotel. Guest speakers are: the media expert and lawyer at the Center of the journalists rights -Svetlana Kuzevanova from Voronezh, Russia and the lawyer at the Legal media-center – Gulmira Birjanova.

Journalists across the region are all invited to attend the trainings. All due expenses (meals during the events, accommodation, transport) are covered.

Applications should be sent by email: mediastana@gmail.com or faxed at 7172-97-46-09. Contact Aliya Oryntayeva ( 701 793 93 99) for details.