A two-day workshop on legal education and media legislation for journalists started on 25 September in Khujand.

Farrukhsho Junaidov, representative of Internews Network and trainer informed NANSMIT that journalists of both printing and electronic media of Sughd province are taking part in the workshop.

The workshop is organized by Internews Network office in Tajikistan under financial support from USAID. The workshop’s main goal is to enhance knowledge of journalists in the sphere of media legislation. Participants are going to discuss the issues of defamation in the Internet, the right for confutation of information in the press and other issues.

Junaidov also made some comments on the status of Sughd journalists, which so far has not been in full compliance with legal and professional requirements. “Compared to other regions of the country, the Sughd province journalists are quite skilled; however, they need to study the legislation and improve their professional legal knowledge”.

NANSMIT monitoring service