The OSCE is calling for the release of a Kazakh journalist who was arrested earlier this week amid accusations of having disclosed official secrets in a story about a tax fraud investigation.
Read the OSCE statement here:
VIENNA, 14 January 2009 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he had urged Kazakh authorities to release a journalist accused of disclosing official secrets and to adjust the relevant laws to international standards.

