Vienna, 5 April 2018
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemned today the detention of journalists and editors from webpage Ratel.kz and Forbes Kazakhstan. Journalists Aleksandr Vorotilov from Forbes and Marat Asipov, Sapa Mekebaev and Anna Kalashnikova from Ratel.kz were for several hours detained by the police. Additional the police searched of their homes and newsrooms, and blocked the webpage Ratel.kz. “