Kazakh and Georgian officials say Kazakh journalist Zhanbota Tolegen was killed in the Georgian city of Telavi in late May. Tolegen's colleague Nazira Darimbet said on June 18 that she had received an official statement from Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry saying that Tolegen was killed by an acquaintance during a quarrel in Georgia's eastern region of Kakheti. Tolegen was in Georgia on a private trip. According to the ministry, Georgia's Interior Ministry informed its Kazakh counterparts that a suspect has been arrested. Mongolia-born Tolegen was well known in Kazakhstan for her articles focusing on human rights. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Journalist Who Wrote About Human Rights Killed In Georgia
Kazakh journalist Zhanbota Tolegen was reportedly killed by an acquaintance during a quarrel in Georgia's eastern region of Kakheti.