Claim 569

The new domestic rule allows accreditation to be withdrawn for six months over repeated non-compliance at news events, including off-topic questions.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The new domestic rule allows accreditation to be withdrawn for six months over repeated non-compliance at news events, including off-topic questions.
Field: action
Value: six-month withdrawal rule, effective August 20, 2024
About: incident 2024-kazakhstan-restrictive-media-accreditation-rules
Source: CPJ concerned by Kazakhstan's restrictive new media accreditation
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-09-03

Quotation from the source

journalists' accreditation to be withdrawn for six months if they twice fail to comply with rules at news events, which could potentially include asking off-topic questions