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| Title | Kazakh police raid opposition paper |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Publication Date | 2 February 2012 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kazakh police raid opposition paper, 2 February 2012, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f3bc74d1e.html [accessed 2 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Kazakh police raid opposition paper
February 02, 2012
Kazakh police interrogated the deputy editor of an opposition newspaper and raided its offices in Almaty over her support for an arrested journalist.
The weekly paper "Golos Respubliki" (Voice of Republic) issued a press release saying security forces confiscated computers and equipment from its offices on February 2 and summoned its deputy editor, Oksana Makushina, to the National Security Committee twice – on February 1-2.
It said Makushina was questioned regarding a press conference she held on January 30 calling for the immediate release of Igor Vinyavsky, the editor of the Almaty-based "Vzglyad" newspaper.
Vinyavsky has been detained for two months while investigations are being launched into allegations that he was involved in deadly clashes between police and striking oil workers in the country's southwest in December.
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