Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov says that there are no obstacles to the Russian-language press in Kyrgyzstan. “There are no obstacles to the Russian presence in our information space, the activity of Russian-language mass media or the information needs of Russian-speakers in Kyrgyzstan,” Kulov said in an address to an …

The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office has accused the administration of the Respublika pro-opposition newspaper of repeatedly violating registration regulations. The registration requirements were violated “by the aforementioned editorial office this year when it published a number of newspapers: Set.Kz, Respublika, Delovoye Obozreniye, Pyatoye Izmereniye and Assandi- times,” the Prosecutor General’s …

KAZAKH OPPOSITION SUSPECTS ARSON ATTACK ON OFFICE A fire broke out in a room of presidential candidate and leader of the bloc For Fair Kazakhstan Zharmakhan Tuyakbai’s Kustanai regional campaign headquarters, the Kazakh opposition said. “The fire broke out on the second floor early on Sunday morning and was quickly …