Statistic of violations of rights of media outlets and journalists of Kazakhstan in January-June 2011
27 june 2011
- June 27, 2011
Savva Dautov (Vecherniy Taldykorgan, Almaty oblast), Julia Minina (Aktobe Times, Aktobe) and Daniyar Moldashev (LLP ADP Ltd, Almaty), Nick Soloviev (Nasha Gazeta, Kostanay), journalist of press agency (Interfax- Kazakhstan, Kokshetau, Akmola oblast) and Alexander Baranov (Gorodskaya Nedelya, Golos Respubliki, Pavlodar).
Detention of media workers -4:
Sergei Zelepukhin (Golos Respubliki, Almaty), Igor Petrov (Stan.kz, Almaty), Andrei Sivko (Alga, Taraz) and Timur Ermashev, Baurzhan Idrisov (Stan.kz, Zhanaozen, Mangistau oblast).
Threats to journalists – 7:
31 kanal (Almaty), Nurzhan Baymuldin (Express K, Akmola oblast), Georgiy Semenov (Nadezhda, Uralsk), Natalia Silvanovich (Temirtauskiy Rabochiy, Karaganda oblast), Berik Zhagiparov (Molodezhnaya Gazeta, Zhezkazgan, Karaganda oblast), Alla Zlobina (Golos Respubliki, Uralsk, West-Kazakhstan oblast) and Marina Rybalko (Kurs, Kokshetau, Akmola oblast).
Forced suspension and termination of media issue - 2:
Golos Respubliki (Almaty), Vzglyad (Almaty).
Blocking and restriction of access to websites –21
www.toiganbayev.kz (personal website of Adil Toyganbayev), www.kt.kz (website of press agency Kazakhstan Today), Internet-website Radio Azattyk, proxy avoidance Hidemyass.com and Ninjacloak.com, twitter account of republican public association Society of Young Professionals (http://twitter.com/ROO_OMP), service domain of google company google — googleusercontent.com, www.zonakz.net, Internet-newspaper Minber www.minber.kz, users of domain zone KZ, appendixes Google Cache and www.uritmal.wordpress.com and website of the newspaper Respublika.
Earlier,inaccessible websites http://www.respublika-kaz.info, http://www.respublika-kz.info, http://www.respublika-kaz.net, http://www.respublika-kz.biz, http://www.respublika-kz.com, http://www.respublika-d2.com, www.kub.info, www.inkar.info, www.posit.su. www.kahar.org http://www.kplus-tv.net http://www.eurasia.org.ru. http://rakhat.org.
Interference in the legal professional activity of journalist-17:
Criminal prosecution –12:
including.:
Charges of libel –7
Elena Kulakova (Temirtauskiy Rabochiy, Temirtau), Lidiya Frolova (Vecherniya Gazeta, Temirtau), Stas Kisilev (Vremya, Kostanay oblast), Zulfiya Nabieva (Kostanay-agro, Kostanay), Sergei Kharitonenko (Kurs, Kokshetau, Akmola oblast), Alena Pankova, journalist (Karaganda), Pharkhat Kinzhitayev (Vzglyad na Sobytiya, Karaganda).
Charges with violation of tax legislation - 4
Vzglyad, Golos Respubliki, Azat, Alga (Almaty).
Civil charges have been against media outlets and journalists – 46:
including.:
Civil suit or protection of honor and dignity – 38
Damages sought in the lawsuit are – 181millions 115 thousands tenge
The plaintiffs are:
State officials – 14, legal entities – 13, citizens – 19
Refusals and restrictions in providing of public important information – 177.
