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Incidents: lawsuits against the press, head of government Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
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CountryKazakhstan
ContinentAsia
StagePressure 1
OutcomeOngoing 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentKassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kazakhstan: fabricated copyright complaints used against journalists
An investigation found paid services in Kazakhstan filing fabricated copyright complaints, impersonating global brands, to get social media platforms to remove journalists' accounts and posts, alongside criminal prosecutions of the press.
Lawsuits against the press · Stage Pressure · Head of government Kassym-Jomart Tokayev · Ongoing
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