Legislation Kazakhstan – ACCA https://acca.media Analytical Center for Central Asia Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:58:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.4 https://acca.media/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Legislation Kazakhstan – ACCA https://acca.media 32 32 Kazakhstan: New President follows Nazarbayev’s path https://acca.media/en/16374/kazakhstan-new-president-follows-nazarbayevs-path/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:58:49 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=16374 The constructor of New Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who took over the reins of power from the hands of the first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev (who led the country for almost 30 years). It looks like he also intends to stay in power as much as possible. In his annual message to the people, Tokayev announced […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: authorities want to limit independent election observation https://acca.media/en/15871/kazakhstan-authorities-want-to-limit-independent-election-observation/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:33:47 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=15871 In Kazakhstan, a draft of amendments and additions to some constitutional laws, primarily to the law on elections, has been submitted for public discussion. A number of amendments have already caused negative reviews both from foreign human rights organizations and from the citizens of the country themselves. For example, on July 24, Almaty resident Daniyar […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: Journalists rallied against the new media law https://acca.media/en/15509/kazakhstan-journalists-rallied-against-the-new-media-law/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:11:06 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=15509 Last weekend, a rally organized by journalists took place in Almaty against the new media law currently being drafted by the Ministry of Information and Social Development (MISD). True, this action was a little like a rally. As ACCA has already reported, the MISD of Kazakhstan promised to develop a new law on the media […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: Journalists will be given certificates of trustworthiness or blacklisting https://acca.media/en/15383/kazakhstan-journalists-will-be-given-certificates-of-trustworthiness-or-blacklisting/ Sat, 18 Jun 2022 15:25:23 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=15383 The proposals of the Ministry of Information and Social Development to develop a new law on the mass media not only didn’t please the representatives of journalistic human rights organizations, but also alerted them. As ACCA has already reported, on June 15, the first meeting of the working group on the development of a new […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: Authorities want to prosecute bloggers for advertising https://acca.media/en/15355/kazakhstan-authorities-want-to-prosecute-bloggers-for-advertising/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:46:15 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=15355 The Ministry of Information and Social Development of Kazakhstan is developing a new law on mass media. The current law, adopted in July 1999, according to both Kazakhstani journalists and international human rights organizations, is not only morally outdated, but also doesn’t withstand any criticism. As ACCA has already reported, the relevant department has been […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: People struck Nazarbayev off the Constitution https://acca.media/en/15171/kazakhstan-people-struck-nazarbayev-off-the-constitution/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:34:56 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=15171 In Kazakhstan, on June 5, a republican referendum was held on the issue of amending the country’s main law – the Constitution. According to the Central Election Commission of the republic, more than 7.9 million citizens took part in the referendum, which is 68.06% of the total number of citizens eligible to participate in the […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: Anti-corruption activists initiate to shame corrupt officials https://acca.media/en/14982/kazakhstan-anti-corruption-activists-initiate-to-shame-corrupt-officials/ Thu, 26 May 2022 09:42:19 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=14982 The Anti-Corruption Agency has developed a new package of measures to combat bribery. Among them are the creation of a public register of corrupt officials, the introduction of criminal liability for promising/offering a bribe, an increase in the statute of limitations for corrupt administrative offenses, and the introduction of liability for bribing foreign officials. On […]

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]]> Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev doesn’t appear in the new Constitution https://acca.media/en/14499/kazakhstan-nazarbayev-doesnt-appear-in-the-new-constitution/ https://acca.media/en/14499/kazakhstan-nazarbayev-doesnt-appear-in-the-new-constitution/#respond Sat, 07 May 2022 10:46:40 +0000 https://acca.media/?p=14499 The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, initiated amendments to the country’s main law – the Constitution. The entire package of constitutional amendments will be submitted to a national referendum, the date of which has not yet been determined. It should be noted that this will be the sixth change in the Constitution in the history […]

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]]> https://acca.media/en/14499/kazakhstan-nazarbayev-doesnt-appear-in-the-new-constitution/feed/ 0 Kazakhstan: The President signed the scandalous law on information, but without restrictions on social networks https://acca.media/en/14182/kazakhstan-the-president-signed-the-scandalous-law-on-information-but-without-restrictions-on-social-networks/ https://acca.media/en/14182/kazakhstan-the-president-signed-the-scandalous-law-on-information-but-without-restrictions-on-social-networks/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 07:22:49 +0000 https://acca.media/kazakhstan-the-president-signed-the-scandalous-law-on-information-but-without-restrictions-on-social-networks/ he President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, signed the sensational law “On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts on the protection of the rights of the child, education, information and informatization”. To the credit of the head of state, the law didn’t include scandalous amendments that strengthen control over social networks. As ACCA has already […]

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]]> https://acca.media/en/14182/kazakhstan-the-president-signed-the-scandalous-law-on-information-but-without-restrictions-on-social-networks/feed/ 0 Kazakhstan: New Human Rights Action Plan was developed https://acca.media/en/14062/kazakhstan-new-human-rights-action-plan-was-developed/ https://acca.media/en/14062/kazakhstan-new-human-rights-action-plan-was-developed/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:14:30 +0000 https://acca.media/kazakhstan-new-human-rights-action-plan-was-developed/ The Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan has developed a new Plan for further action in the field of human rights and the rule of law. The draft Plan has been posted for public comment on the open regulations portal. As stated in the explanatory note to the document, the new Plan was developed in accordance […]

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