Respublika (Kazakh newspaper)
- Respublika (Kazakh newspaper)
"Respublika" is a Kazakh newspaper frequently critical of the government, which was ordered to closure in May 2005 by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports [cite web|year=2005 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/kazakhstan/intro/|title=Kazakhstan: country profile. Recent developments.|publisher=European commission, external relations|accessdate=2006-03-21] .
The newspaper has been plagued by lawsuits and harassment, including a firebombing of its offices. It was closed down in mid-2005 for 'inciting ethnic hatred'. This followed the publication of an article in which a leading Russian politician made offensive comments regarding Kazakhs.Fact|date=February 2007
It is largely supportive of the opposition. Respublika is one of the few publications to report on a long-stalled U.S. court case involving the nation's President, prosecutors have alleged that Nursultan Nazarbayev received more than $60 million in bribes from a businessman acting as a go-between for Western oil companies.Fact|date=February 2007
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*Media in Kazakhstan
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