Kazakh Media No Freer In Past Year
May 03, 2006
Darigha Nazarbaeva, daughter of President Nursultan Nazarbaev and one of Kazakhstan's leading media moguls (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
Speaking on World Press Freedom Day, Antonio Stango, director of the group's office in Almaty, said the media situation worsened in the run-up to the presidential election in December 2005.
He also cited as problems the regular harassment of opposition media, the closure of newspapers, and the dominance of Kazakhstan's broadcast media by the family and supporters of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev.
(AP)