Paper That Criticizes Leader Is Ordered Shut
- Share via
From Times Wire Reports
Kazakhstan has ordered the closure of one of the Central Asian state’s few newspapers that criticize President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev.
Respublika, a weekly that supports the opposition, showed reporters a copy of an order from the Culture, Information and Sports Ministry that said the paper had been “liquidated” but did not give a reason.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
