KZBlog

According to the New York Times, two websites with .kz registration were shut down and two other sites blocked from access within Kazakhstan. The sites, kub.kz, and geo.kz as well as zona.net and inkar.info, were well known for publishing opposition articles and news criticizing the government. Most recently, they published phone calls allegedly recorded by Rakhat Aliyev, betweeen people whom the publisher claimed were high government officials, discussing various issues related to Aliyev himself and to corruption.