Another journalist attacked in Kazakhstan.

By bne IntelliNews August 10, 2012
Ularbek Baitailaq, an opposition Kazakh journalist was attacked near his house in Astana, the independent Kazakh media-rights organization Adil Soz has informed. He is presently treated in a hospital. Baitailaq who is employed in Kazakh National Archieve contributed articles to opposition Dat, Chetvyortaya vlast" newspaper, and the "Altyn Tamyr" magazine. The attacker of the journalist is unknown. The attack came 4 months after another opposition journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov was nearly stabbed in the city of Oral (Uralsk).

Related Articles

Kazakhstan in talks with McDonald's.

Kazakhstan is in talks over McDonald's enter to the Kazakh market, President of the Eurasian Franchising Association, Beknur Kissikov has said. He added that the main reasons that McDonald's is ... more

Kazakhstan to establish institute for energy and energy effectiveness.

Kazakhstan will establish institute for energy and energy effectiveness, deputy PM and Minister of Industry and New technologies Aset Isekeshev has informed. The new entity should start operating ... more

Kazakhstan to diminish oil products imports from Russia.

Kazakhstan plans to diminish oil products imports from Russia, according to Kuandyk Kulmurzin Director of oil industry development department in Oil and Gas Ministry. He explained that the reason ... more

Dismiss