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On November 20, 2014 officers of justice served editor of magazine "ADAMbol" Guljan Ergalieva ruling of Medeu District Court (Almaty) A. Abisheva, related to blackout of magazine. It was a rule, prior to judgment of the Department of Internal Policy (Almaty), related to its full closure.

The trial had to be launched in Almalinsk District Court of Astana on November 19, 2014. Two entrepreneurs Bakhyt and Salamat Mukashev (in particularly, father and son) brought a suit against Chairman of Public Foundation "National Anti-Corruption Committee" Musagali Duambekov in the amount of over KZT92000000 (1USD=180.87) compensation of moral damage. It was connected with publication of two articles of M. Duambekov, they were posted on the website www. Insiderman.kz

The court № 2 of Kazybek bi district (Karaganda) has obliged correspondent of newspaper "Vremya" ("Time") Irene Moscovka and edition to publish a disclaimer of article, make an apology to Former Deputy for Akim (Governor) of Karaganda Aidar Telgarin and recover KZT50000 (1USD=180.87) as compensation of moral damage.

The correspondent Ainur Balakeshova published article "Prosecutor is suspected in prejudicial treatment to Maya Blaschenko" at the beginning of August in newspaper "Vecherniya Gazeta" (Temirtau). There was talk of court hearings, related to criminal case against lawyer from Temirtau Maya Blaschenko (in particularly, she was charged with fraud. The correspondent Ainur Balakeshova used materials which were placed in Directory of Judicial Affairs of United Automated Information Analysis System of Judicial Bodies of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, when she wrote article.

It is annual global initiative with goal to demand justice for journalists, media workers, activists, lawyers and many others, who can be a victim for implementation of right to freedom of expression and also, to urge organizations, government bodies and individuals and assist, in order to dismantle systems of the impunity all over the world. You can introduce with infographic, in order to know about some facts which supply and encourage culture of impunity and also, their influence on people and society.

On November 02, 2014 Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has sent a message on the occasion of first Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. A free and open press is part of the bedrock of democracy and development. Yet in the past 10 years, more than 700 journalists have been killed for doing their job.