Kazakhstan - New opposition newspaper suspended for three months

Reporters without borders

Just six months after its launch, the opposition newspaper ADAM has been suspended for three months on characteristically absurd bureaucratic grounds. Reporters Without Borders condemns its closure, which is typical of the Kazakh government's unacceptable suppression of media freedom. ADAM was launched on 13 March, almost immediately after its predecessor, the weekly ADAM bol, was closed at the end of February, but the Kazakh authorities were clearly unable to stand by and let a new (...)

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