Public Lecture
Thursday 3 May, 17.30 to 18.30
Almaty, Kazakhstan

"Who Owns Human Rights, Citizens or the State?"

Lecturer: Dr. Andrew Fagan
Deputy Director: Human Rights Center
University of Essex

Time: May 3, 17.30 - 18.30
Location: 65 Abylai Khan ave., of.12, Almaty, Kazakhstan.  read more »

"IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development." The Washington, DC-based organization provides support for journalists from around the world and publishes the annual Media Sustainability Index, a report that "provides in-depth analyses of the conditions for independent media in 38 countries across Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, and North Africa."

A Canada-based organization representing a coalition of more than 70 international groups supporting freedom of expression worldwide. IFEX was founded in 1992 with support from UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). They run an action alert network to respond to threats against free expression; run an outreach and development programme "designed to support and strengthen fledgling freedom of expression organizations in the developing world, Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union"; and publish "the IFEX Communiqué, a weekly e-mail publication that highlights developments and issues affecting the free expression community world-wide."

"Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries where the mainstream media is censored or under pressure. Only they provide independent news, at the risk of displeasing the government and sometimes courting arrest. Reporters Without Borders has produced this handbook to help them, with handy tips and technical advice on how to to remain anonymous and to get round censorship, by choosing the most suitable method for each situation. It also explains how to set up and make the most of a blog, to publicise it (getting it picked up efficiently by search-engines) and to establish its credibility through observing basic ethical and journalistic principles."

A how-to site for online, community journalism. The site offers instructional materials and tips on building a site for online journalism. It also hosts the Journalism 2.0 weblog.

A non-profit online magazine based in the Czech Republic and covering social, political and cultural issues throughout the former Soviet Union. In addition to its online magazine, TOL also takes as its mission training journalists throughout the region. TOL also hosts weblogs and is a supporter of neweurasia.net.

The Kazakhstan mission of the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

The Centre in Almaty was established in 1998. It monitors political, legal and economic developments with a view to maintaining stability in the country and the region. It also promotes OSCE standards and commitments within Kazakhstan.

Also with a version in Russian

The Kazakhstan-specific weblog of neweurasia.net.

neweurasia.net is a group weblog written by people in many countries and focusing on Central Asia and the Caucasus. Many of the writers are western academics living outside the region, but they have worked hard (and with success) to attract local bloggers from the countries they cover. neweurasia.net is the umbrella site for the project; specific countries also have their own pages, including sites in English, Russian, and other languages.

English version/Russian version

"Primary objective of the Foundation is to establish a free, objective and progressive journalism through improving legal framework, providing legal defence and trainings to media outlets and journalists. "Major priorities of the organization: protection of media outlets’ interests, legal counseling for journalists, and legal representation of journalists and mass media in court, if necessary."