According to information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), a number of media organisations and other businesses in Kazakhstan have been closed and their staff ordered by the authorities to remain inside the buildings. At 5 p.m. (local time) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, four individuals from the General Prosecutors Office (GPO), accompanied by six police […]

H.E. Nursultan Nazarbaev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ul. Beybitshilik 11 473000 Astana Kazakhstan Fax: +7-3172-243308 / +7 3172 323 073 Vienna, 4 July 2006 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned about amendments to Kazakhstan’s media […]

H. E. Nursultan Nazarbayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Office of the President 11 Mira Street 473000 Astana Kazakhstan Fax: +7 3172 326 182 Vienna, 10 May 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned about the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, welcomes the decision by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to veto the restrictive media law. In his opening statement at the Eurasian Media Forum on 22 April 2004, President Nazarbayev stated he will not ratify […]