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Printed newspaper circulation of "Molodezhnaya Gazeta" disappeared completely

5 february 2013
February 05, 2013

Editorial staff of the newspaper "Molodezhnaya Gazeta" has printed the next issue in one of the printing houses of Almaty. They disagreed with order of the Chairman of Committee of Information and Archives B. Kalyanbekov, concerning witgdrawal of certificate of registration and exclusion from media list, it meant the closure of "Molodezhnaya Gazeta". On February 03, 2013 the newspaper circulation was passed over conductors of the train Almaty-Zhezkazgan.

On February 05, 2013 newspaper workers came to railway station for circulation. They saw policemen, who interrogated conductors. Policemen asked representatives of "Molodezhnaya Gazeta" to show their documents; they wanted to send them to Department of Internal Affairs. Law enforcement officers said about special operation, when they saw film crew together with editor-in-chief of newspaper "Molodezhnaya Gazeta" Berik Zhagiparov.

After special operation journalists asked conductors to give them the printed circulation, but they did not receive anything. A conductor said that he did not know anything and asked not to truble him.
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