Kazakhstan has risen in the press freedom index by 33 positions compared to last year – from 155th to 122nd place. However, according to Kazakhstani journalists and public figures, such an impressive spurt is not due to the desire of the authorities to ensure freedom of speech and democratic processes in the country, but to […]
Kazakhstan’s capital journalists have won a small victory in the fight against the deputies of Parliament. After the scandal, media workers were again allowed to work in a way that was convenient for them, and not for parliamentarians. On April 14, new rules for the media began to operate in the Parliament building. The press […]
The Senate (upper house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan discussed the draft law “On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the protection of the rights of child, education, information and informatization”. To the surprise of the public, the senators didn’t approve the most scandalous amendments regarding the tightening […]
Another fact of blatant lawlessness, organized by the relatives of the former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, was made public. Esbol Dzhapbasov, a resident of Kordai village, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he refused to give his horse to Bolat Nazarbayev, the brother of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The details of this […]
Citizens of Kazakhstan are collecting signatures for a petition demanding that they refuse to accept amendments that tighten control over social networks. As ACCA has already reported, deputies of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved amendments to legislative acts on the protection of the rights of child, education, information and informatization. Among the proposed amendments is […]
Kazakhstani journalists and human rights activists have appealed to the authorities demanding that they refuse to adopt amendments that would tighten control over social networks. As ACCA has already reported, deputies of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved amendments to legislative acts on the protection of the rights of the child, education, information and informatization. Among […]
In Kazakhstan, there are problems with access to ACCA website. According to our correspondent, the site can only be opened using a VPN. Access problems have been observed over the past few days, and on the morning of March 1, the site stopped opening directly at all. And this situation is observed in all browsers. […]
Deputy of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Yerlan Smailov criticized the actions of Daniyar Seisenbaev, a journalist from Zhetysu TV channel, who aired a story in which a victim of police torture admits that he regrets his actions. We are talking about Azamat Batyrbayev, who was detained after the January riots. According to some reports, Batyrbayev […]
The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch called on the UN, the OSCE and the European Union to demand that the authorities of Kazakhstan conduct an effective, independent and impartial investigation into the actions of the security forces during the January events. According to the statement, HRW experts conducted a detailed analysis of over […]
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