freedom of speech

The parliament of Kazakhstan passed the law to bind bloggers pay internet advertising taxes and to counter fake news. (more…)

Can Kazakhstanis delete fake information about them from the internet? Is Kazakhstan going to introduce the right to oblivion at all? And if it does, won’t it damage the freedom of speech? CABAR.asia talked about it to Ruslan Daiyrbekov, director of law firm DRCQ, founder of Eurasian Digital Foundation, who develops projects on protection of digital human rights and on studying internet in the Eurasian space. (more…)

Kazakhstan has approved the information doctrine. Its purpose is to ensure information security in the country “amid historical turbulence.” Will the document be able to protect freedom of speech, which is recognised in the doctrine as the basis of interaction between participants of information sphere? (more…)

Practical training was held on April 20 and 21 in Sughd province, Tajikistan, where journalists from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were trained to work according to IWPR and CABAR.asia standards.

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The internet penetration rate in Kazakhstan approaches 90 per cent. It carries both new opportunities and new problems for users – the state can violate digital rights of its citizens. CABAR.asia figured out what digital rights are and what is considered a violation and restriction of rights in the digital environment. (more…)

Roskomnadzor sends notices to Kazakhstan media demanding to remove content related to the war in Ukraine. Does Roskomnadzor have the right to send demands to the media other than Russian, and can these demands be called the attempt upon the digital sovereignty of Kazakhstan? (more…)

The new, revised law “On the media” made it clear that the fight for freedom of speech is just about to begin in the country.

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Since the arrests of seven bloggers and journalists, the work of the media in Tajikistan has become much more difficult and the “red line” of self-censorship, which must not be crossed, has been narrowed, media experts say. (more…)

The authorities of Kyrgyzstan once again attempt to get the country’s media sector under tight control by amending the law “On mass media”, while journalists are openly threatened with no reaction from the law enforcement bodies.

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The Central Asian countries have never ranked high in global rankings of press freedom index. The authorities of the regional states try to toughen control over media and introduce new instruments to tighten the screws.
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