Kazakhstan sentences journalist Gulnara Bazhkenova to eight years in prison as pre-election press crackdown intensifies
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New York, August 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is shocked by the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Gulnara Bazhkenova, former editor-in-chief of independent outlet Orda, in Kazakhstan on August 18, and warns that this latest prosecution appears to be part of an escalating crackdown on the media ahead of elections this month.
An Almaty court convicted Bazhkenova, who has been under house arrest since December last year, on charges of criminal dissemination of false
An Almaty court convicted Bazhkenova, who has been under house arrest since December last year, on charges of criminal dissemination of false
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