Country
Kazakhstan
Government actions against journalists in Kazakhstan
RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Kazakhstan is in Central Asia, Asia. The record holds 2 incidents in which the government of Kazakhstan, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
2026
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2026 | Kazakhstan: fabricated copyright complaints used against journalists | Lawsuits against the press | Pressure | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | Ongoing (20 August 2026) |
2024
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2024 | Kazakhstan: new accreditation rules let officials withdraw a journalist's pass for off-topic questions | Credential control | Punish | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | Ongoing (3 September 2024) |
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