Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have been included in the list of «not free countries» – research

Almaty. September 20. Silkroadnews – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are listed among the «not free countries», report by the international organization Freedom House says, KazTAG wrote.

On «political rights» criterion Kazakhstan has received 6 of 7 points, with 1 representing the most free and 7 the least free. On «civil liberties» criterion Kazakhstan got 5 points out of 7. In the field of media and net, as well as on the status of freedom rating in general, Kazakhstan received the status of «not free country».  

Among not free countries there are also Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Among the partly free countries there are Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been recognized as free countries.