11:32, 07 February 2014 | GMT +5
Expert meeting to debate draft Criminal Code in Astana
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The OSCE Centre in Astana, in co-operation with Internews Kazakhstan, will hold February 20 an expert meeting in the Majilis, the lower chamber of the Parliament to discuss the draft Criminal Code and draft Code of Administrative Offence.

It will examine the scope of liability for defamation and slander, the protection of journalists and sanctions for administrative offenses by mass media. The event will bring together members of parliamentary working groups, government officials, representatives of NGOs, local and international experts and journalists, the OSCE Centre in Astana reports.