Yevgeniy Zhovtis Releases Statement from Prison

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Freedom House expresses concern over the Kazakhstani Supreme Court's refusal to review the case of Yevgeniy Zhovtis. The Supreme Court's actions are particularly troubling given Kazakhstan's current OSCE chairmanship.

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Freedom House Condemns Conviction of Kazakhi Journalist

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Yevgeniy Zhovtis Releases Statement from Prison

Yevgeniy Zhovtis, the imprisoned director of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, wrote a statement about the future of the OSCE's human dimension basket, which was read aloud at Freedom House's event "Kazakhstan and the OSCE Chairmanship" on 29 September 2009 during the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. To read an English version of the statement (translated by Jeff Goldstein), please click here. To read the original Russian, please click here.