# From prosecutions to bans and spurious copyright claims: how Kazakhstan's journalists are being restricted

Committee to Protect Journalists, 2026-08-20

- Address: https://cpj.org/2026/08/from-prosecutions-to-bans-and-spurious-copyright-claims-how-kazakhstans-journalists-are-being-silenced/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Kazakhstan: fabricated copyright complaints used against journalists](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-kazakhstan-copyright-claims-against-press)
- [Claim 554: Scale of the business built around filing false complaints.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/554)
- [Claim 682: Description of the platform action against a specific journalist.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/682)
- [Claim 683: How the false complaints were made to appear legitimate.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/683)

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