Filmmakers whose work is in Russian or German can participate in this contest.

Experienced journalists looking to hone their skills can apply for a 10-month fellowship.

International journalists can apply for a fellowship at Harvard.

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbaev says expanding global information access and transparency is increasing «requirements for the media and its moral responsibility to society.»

Tajikistan’s network of scientific and academic researchers has gained an important new resource with the launch of the Tajikistan Virtual Science Library (VSL).

An appellate court in western Kazakhstan has upheld a guilty verdict against an opposition journalist in a controversial libel case.

The UN Human Rights Council has affirmed for the first time the importance of journalist safety as a fundamental element of freedom of expression.

WASHINGTON – On October 8, 2012, Tajikistan’s network of researchers will gain an important new resource with the launch of the Tajikistan Virtual Science Library (VSL). The Tajikistan VSL is a website that provides free and easy access to more than 10 million full-text research articles.

DUSHANBE, October 3, 2012, Asia-Plus — To protect rights and interests of media and ensure solidarity of journalists of Tajikistan, heads of media and media organizations of Tajikistan have worked out a plan of actions to protect rights and interests of journalists, the National Association of Independent Media of Tajikistan reports.

A group of journalists from Dushanbe visited the Nurek 500 kilovolt (kV) switchyard reconstruction project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Tajikistan.