Posts Tagged ‘Kazakhstan’

Kazakhstan editor jailed

August 27th, 2009

Ramazan Yesergepov, the editor of an independent weekly paper in Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata Info, has been jailed for three years on a charge of “collecting information that contains state secrets.” He was sentenced in the absence of a lawyer, his family, and the press. Read more here

Kazakhstan: Editor jailed for three years

August 11th, 2009

Ramazan Esergepov, the owner and editor of the weekly Alma Ata Info in Kazakhstan, has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of gathering and divulging classified documents. The trial, which also banned Esergepov from publishing a newspaper for two years, had been held behind closed doors since it began in April on the grounds that state secrets were involved. Read more here

Adil Soz—International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech

May 14th, 2009

Adil Soz‘s main goal is the establishment of an open civil society in Kazakhstan and free, objective and progressive journalism. The organisation and website monitor violations of freedom of speech in the country, and offer legal advice and representation of journalists and mass media.