Indian journalists are invited to submit papers for a seminar in Mumbai.

The seminar, sponsored by the University of Mumbai, focuses on journalism in India from 1947 to 2010. Papers can cover one of five themes: ethics, historical events, media technology, power relations or the public sphere.

Journalists and citizen journalists in Central Asia can register for a free online training course on covering minority issues. The course will be in Russian. Deadline: September 27.

The course is being offered by Transitions Online, a Prague-based international publishing and media development organization. It will last for five weeks.

Journalists, editors, producers and journalism students in Sierra Leone are invited to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists' monthly symposium, to be held this Friday, August 27 at 9 a.m. at the association's conference hall at 56 Campbell Street, Freetown.

University students from throughout Central Asia can apply to take part in a free journalism training on ethics. The course will be taught in Russian. Deadline: April 26.

The media training organization Transitions Online (TOL), BBC and the Guardian Foundation are sponsoring the training, with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (USA).