# Claim 701

Voice of America reported that new and proposed amendments to Kazakhstan's media accreditation regulations were excessive and opened doors to censorship.

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

- Statement: Voice of America reported that new and proposed amendments to Kazakhstan's media accreditation regulations were excessive and opened doors to censorship.
- Field: action
- Value: VOA: new rules open door to censorship
- About: [incident 2024-kazakhstan-restrictive-media-accreditation-rules](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-kazakhstan-restrictive-media-accreditation-rules)
- Source: Kazakh journalists worry as new media rules come into force. https://www.voanews.com/a/kazakh-journalists-worry-as-new-media-rules-come-into-force/7802843.html
- Publisher: Voice of America
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2024-09

## Quotation from the source

> New and proposed amendments to Kazakhstan's accreditation regulations are excessive and open too many doors to censorship.

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