September 2, 2002

2/09/2002- KAZAKHSTAN: ATTACK ON JOURNALIST

Vienna, 2 September 2002

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns a violent attack on journalist Sergei Duvanov, who was severely beaten by masked assailants near his home on 28 August 2002. Duvanov was hospitalized with serious wounds and injuries.

Duvanov is editor in chief of the news bulletin Human rights in Kazakhstan and in the world, published by the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law (KIBHRL)