Respublika (Russian: Республика – деловое оброзение) or Golos Respubliki (Voice of the Republic) was a weekly Russian-language Kazakhstani newspaper.
[2] In late 2012, before the anniversary of the Mangystau riots, Kazakhstani authorities raided and searched Respublika's office and again suspended its publication, pending a verdict on criminal charges.
The weekly focused on covering business and economic issues in Kazakhstan, and frequently published stories highly critical of President Nursultan Nazarbayev's regime.
[5][7] Petrushova bought a digital copier so that Respublika could do its own printing, but then the paper's offices became the target of intimidation and threats.
[6] In July, Petrushova was given an eighteen-month jail sentence on tax charges, but served no time after a judge ruled that the case fell under an amnesty.