Local protests with the participation of groups of the population took place in the regions of Karakalpakstan. People are outraged by the plans of official Tashkent to deprive the republic of sovereignty. This was reported to ACCA by one of the local activists. So far, it is reliably known about the protesters over the past […]
After the publication of the full text of the draft law on amendments and additions to the Constitution, their ambiguous discussion began in the country. If initially the norm on extending the term of office of the President from 5 to 7 years was rejected, then the real “bomb” exploded after the completely imminent cardinal […]
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 […]
In Bishkek, activists staged a rally twice in five days against MP Shailoobek Atazov. On June 10, three townspeople, residents of Sverdlovsk district of the capital, where Shailoobek Atazov ran for Parliament, took part in the action. They went to the Parliament building demanding that he resigns as a deputy. Voters were outraged by his […]
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 […]
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July 1999, according to both Kazakhstani journalists and international human rights organizations, is not only morally outdated, but also doesn’t withstand any criticism.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 […]
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 […]
At the parliamentary meeting on May 25, the deputies approved the draft law “On counterintelligence activities” in the third reading. Now the normative-legal act will be sent to the President for signature. The bill was initiated by the Cabinet of Ministers. The justification note to the bill says that its goal is to form the […]
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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