# 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

- [Credential control: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=KZ&tactic=credential_control), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/credential_control
- [Lawsuits against the press: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=KZ&tactic=lawsuits_against_press), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/lawsuits_against_press

## Heads of government at the time

- [Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: 2 incidents](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kassym-jomart-tokayev)

## Incidents by year

### 2026

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 20, 2026 | [Kazakhstan: fabricated copyright complaints used against journalists](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-kazakhstan-copyright-claims-against-press) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | Pressure | [Kassym-Jomart Tokayev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kassym-jomart-tokayev) | Ongoing (August 20, 2026) |

### 2024

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 20, 2024 | [Kazakhstan: new accreditation rules let officials withdraw a journalist's pass for off-topic questions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-kazakhstan-restrictive-media-accreditation-rules) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | Punish | [Kassym-Jomart Tokayev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kassym-jomart-tokayev) | Ongoing (September 3, 2024) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/kz.

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