From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue May 16 2000 - 11:14:02 EDT
INDEPENDENT KAZAKH NEWSPAPER UNDER PRESSURE
Ramazan Esergepov, editor of the Almaty-based paper "Nachnem s
ponedelnkia," told journalists in the former Kazakh capital
on 16 May that municipal officials are trying to evict the
newspaper from its premises, RFE/RL's Almaty correspondent
reported. Esergepov said that pressure is politically
motivated and a response to articles the newspaper had
recently published criticizing Almaty Mayor Viktor Khrapunov.
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