Lira Maksutovna Bayseitova ( Kazakh. Bayseyitova Lira Masstyzy , born 1953) is a Kazakh journalist. Former editor of the opposition newspaper Republic-2000 . [2] At the end of May 2002, her 25-year-old daughter Leyla Baiseitova disappeared. Reporters Without Borders reported that during the previous week, the editor had been the target of specific threats following an interview she had with Geneva Attorney General Bernard Bertossa (May 10, 2002) regarding accounts in Swiss banks with several senior Kazakh officials, including President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Lira Baiseitova left Kazakhstan after the death of her daughter, explaining this with fears for the life of her grandson. In Kazakhstan, she was engaged in active social and political activities, was one of the associates of Akezhan Kazhegeldin. [2]
| Lira Maksutovna Baiseitova | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 10, 1953 (66 years old) |
| Citizenship |  Kazakhstan |
| Occupation | |
| Children | Leila (killed in 2002 [1] ) |
| Awards and prizes | International Media Freedom Award |
On October 3, 2002, the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) awarded her the International Press Freedom Award [3]
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- ↑ We express our deepest condolences to Lira Maksutovna Bayseitova (inaccessible link) ( https://archive.today/sDw76 )
- ↑ 1 2 10 Kazakhstani political emigrants . Date of treatment February 26, 2013. Archived March 23, 2013.
- ↑ CJFE Press Freedom Winners Announced (unavailable link) . Cjfe.org (October 3, 2002). Date of treatment January 23, 2010. Archived December 10, 2002.