Statistic of violations of rights of media outlets and journalists of Kazakhstan January-June 2012
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July 11, 2012
Convicted journalists (passing data)
On October 19, 2011 Kuanybek Botabekov (Adilet, Shymkent) was found guilty under article 129 p.3 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was charged with one year and six months suspended sentence, according to rule of Al-Farabi District Court of Shymkent.
On November 07, 2011 Valeriy Surganov (www.guljan.org, Karaganda) was found guilty under article 129 p.3 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to one year and six months, according to rule of Medeu District Court.
Attacks on editorial offices and media workers - 11:
Tatiana Kovaleva, Rostislav Zakharov (TV Company KTK, Ust-Kamenogorsk); Zharkynbek Seytinbet (Adilet, Shymkent); film crew of television program «Reider” (TV Company KTK Almaty); film crew of television program “Dorozhny Patrul” (Almaty); Geniy Tulegenov (Sportinfo.kz, Almaty); Aynur Saparova (Ak Zhayik, Atyrau); editorial office of the website www.janaozen.net (Almaty), Lukpan Akhmedyarov (Uralskaya Nedelya, Uralsk).
Detentions of media workers - 5:
Igor Vinyavskiy (Vzglyad, Almaty), Kanat Bukenov, Paul Engelgardt (Stan, Janaozen, Mangistau Oblast), Irene Mednikova, Julia Kozlova (Golos Respubliki, Almaty).
Threats to journalists - 8:
Golos Respubliki (Almaty); Natalia Vernadskaya (Zerkalo, Temirtau), Zaure Mirzakhodzhayeva (Vremya, Shymkent), Flash! (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Natalia Silvanovich (Metallurg, Temirtau), editorial staff of the website www.sportinfo.kz (Almaty), Daniyar Zhumagulov (Television and Radio Company Kazakhstan, Kokshetau).
Blocking and restriction of the access to websites — 95,
including.:
Internet-portal Respublika (Almaty); Masa.kz (Pavlodar Oblast); website www.guljan.org; http://podkazt.kz; socialismkz.info; http://my.mail.ru/community/e-parlament/; http:\\www.janaozen.net.
Journalists are prevented from carrying out their professional activity — 20
Convicted journalists (passing data)
On October 19, 2011 Kuanybek Botabekov (Adilet, Shymkent) was found guilty under article 129 p.3 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was charged with one year and six months suspended sentence, according to rule of Al-Farabi District Court of Shymkent.
On November 07, 2011 Valeriy Surganov (www.guljan.org, Karaganda) was found guilty under article 129 p.3 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to one year and six months, according to rule of Medeu District Court.
Attacks on editorial offices and media workers - 11:
Tatiana Kovaleva, Rostislav Zakharov (TV Company KTK, Ust-Kamenogorsk); Zharkynbek Seytinbet (Adilet, Shymkent); film crew of television program «Reider” (TV Company KTK Almaty); film crew of television program “Dorozhny Patrul” (Almaty); Geniy Tulegenov (Sportinfo.kz, Almaty); Aynur Saparova (Ak Zhayik, Atyrau); editorial office of the website www.janaozen.net (Almaty), Lukpan Akhmedyarov (Uralskaya Nedelya, Uralsk).
Detentions of media workers - 5:
Igor Vinyavskiy (Vzglyad, Almaty), Kanat Bukenov, Paul Engelgardt (Stan, Janaozen, Mangistau Oblast), Irene Mednikova, Julia Kozlova (Golos Respubliki, Almaty).
Threats to journalists - 8:
Golos Respubliki (Almaty); Natalia Vernadskaya (Zerkalo, Temirtau), Zaure Mirzakhodzhayeva (Vremya, Shymkent), Flash! (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Natalia Silvanovich (Metallurg, Temirtau), editorial staff of the website www.sportinfo.kz (Almaty), Daniyar Zhumagulov (Television and Radio Company Kazakhstan, Kokshetau).
Blocking and restriction of the access to websites — 95,
including.:
Internet-portal Respublika (Almaty); Masa.kz (Pavlodar Oblast); website www.guljan.org; http://podkazt.kz; socialismkz.info; http://my.mail.ru/community/e-parlament/; http:\\www.janaozen.net.
Journalists are prevented from carrying out their professional activity — 20
- Criminal prosecution — 9,
- Including.:
- Charges of libel - 6:
- Civil charges have been against media outlets and journalists — 41
- Including.:
- Civil claims and suits about protection of honor and dignity – 38
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The plaintiffs are:
- State officials – 17, legal entities – 6, citizens – 15
