Appeal date set for journalist; president’s daughter suggests case may be “politically motivated”
(WiPC/IFEX) – An appeal against Sergei Duvanov’s sentence will be heard on 11 March 2003. Duvanov, a Kazakh journalist renowned for his articles alleging government corruption, is serving a three and a half year sentence on charges of “rape of a minor”. The WiPC of International PEN shares the concern of other free expression and […]
Questions remain after coroner’s report into death of journalist’s daughter in police custody, says CJFE
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE media release: Questions Remain After Coroner’s Report: CJFE February 7 – Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) acknowledges the report of two Ontario coroners into the death last year of Leila Bayseitova, daughter of Kazakhstani journalist Lira Bayseitova. But questions remain about the death and we call on […]
CPJ disappointed by prison term handed down to prominent independent journalist Sergei Duvanov
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 January 2003 CPJ press release: KAZAKHSTAN: Independent journalist sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison New York, January 30, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is disappointed by the prison term handed down on January 28 to prominent independent journalist Sergei Duvanov by the Karasaisky District Court in the […]
Opposition journalist accused of rape jailed for three and a half years
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has denounced the prison sentence imposed on opposition journalist Sergei Duvanov on 28 January 2003 as “legally insignificant” because of numerous irregularities. The organisation suggested the sentence was part of the Kazakh government’s ongoing repression of the media. An Almaty court sentenced Duvanov, editor of the opposition magazine “Bulletin”, published by the […]
Mysterious death of journalist’s daughter under investigation by Canadian coroners
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE press release: CJFE Welcomes Canada’s Efforts to Find Truth in Kazakhstan December 13 – Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) welcomes news that two Ontario coroners have arrived in the Kazakhstani capital of Almaty to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of Leila Bayseitova. “We are gratified that Foreign […]
Detained journalist begins hunger strike
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev: His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev President Office of the President Mira 11 473000 Astana Kazakhstan Vienna, 11 November 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the detention of Sergei Duvanov, […]
Human Rights Watch calls for open investigation of charges against journalist
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 29 October 2002 Human Rights Watch press release: Kazakhstan: Open Investigation Needed of Charges against Kazakh Journalist (New York, October 29, 2002)-Kazakh authorities should guarantee an open and transparent investigation of rape charges leveled against journalist Sergei Duvanov, Human Rights Watch said today. Police arrested Duvanov yesterday on charges […]
Harassment suspected in journalist’s arrest on rape charge
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has voiced serious doubts concerning journalist Sergey Duvanov’s 28 October 2002 arrest on a rape charge in Kazakhstan. He has been accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. Duvanov is editor-in-chief of “Bulletin”, a magazine published by the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights, and is regarded as one of the country’s most […]
Journalist violently attacked
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Journalist Violently Attacked in Kazakhstan (New York, August 30, 2002) – The vicious attack on an independent journalist who recently criticized the policies of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is part of a worrying trend of abuse targeting Kazakh government critics, Human Rights Watch said […]
RSF releases report on suspicious death of opposition journalist’s daughter
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Report of fact-finding mission Death of Kazakh journalist’s daughter Reporters Without Borders and the Damocles Network question the official version Reporters Without Borders and the Damocles Network today released a previously unpublished report on the suspicious death on 21 June 2002 of Leila Bayseitova, 25, the […]
Television journalist brutally attacked
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: KAZAKHSTAN: Television journalist brutally attacked New York, August 19, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned by the recent attack on Artur Platonov in Almaty, a city in southern Kazakhstan. Platonov is a well-known host of the weekly television program “Portrait of the Week” […]
CPJ concerned by harassment of opposition weekly
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 July 2002 CPJ letter to President Nursultan Nazarbayev: July 30, 2002 His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Beibitshlik Street 11 Astana, Kazakhstan 473000 Via facsimilie: 011-7-3172-323-073; 011-7-3172-327-274 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned by ongoing threats to press freedom in Kazakhstan, including […]
Independent journalist charged with criminal defamation
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 16 July 2002 CPJ press release: KAZAKHSTAN: Independent journalist charged with criminal defamation New York, July 16, 2002-In the latest instance of Kazakhstan’s official harassment of independent and opposition journalists, a prominent journalist has been charged with defaming Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Sergei Duvanov, who writes for several Web […]
Editor’s daughter killed in mysterious circumstances
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF and the Damocles Network have expressed their great concern over the disturbing circumstances surrounding the death of the daughter of Lira Baysetova, editor of the opposition weekly “Respublika”. “The events surrounding Baysetova’s daughter’s death and the frequent strong verbal attacks against the journalist cast doubt on the supposed accidental nature of this […]
IFJ condemns Molotov cocktail attack on opposition newspaper
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 May 2002 IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Fire Attack on Newspaper and Accuses Kazakhstan Of “War on Free Media” The International Federation of Journalists today challenged the government of Kazakhstan over a series of attacks on independent media, accusing the authorities of “a war on independent journalism and […]
Two opposition newspapers attacked
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 22 May 2002 CPJ press release: Kazakhstan: Two opposition newspapers attacked New York, May 22, 2002-This morning assailants threw Molotov cocktails into the office windows of Delovoye Obozreniye Respublika, an opposition newspaper based in the city of Almaty in southern Kazakhstan. In a separate incident, two employees of another […]