US EditionMedia freedom groups urge Kazakhstan’s president to drop charges against journalists
The groups said the crackdown on independent media is deepening, citing house arrests, accreditation denials and blocked accounts affecting dozens of journalists.
- On Monday, The Committee and five partner organizations urged President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to drop criminal charges against several journalists under house arrest and revise Kazakhstan's legislation to ensure press freedom.
- Following overwhelming approval of constitutional changes last month, the 72-year-old Tokayev solidified his political control in Central Asia's largest country, cementing his grip on power until 2029.
- The groups detailed house arrests of journalists Gulnara Bazhkenova, Amir Kasenov, Aset Matayev, and Botagoz Omarova, while authorities blocked ResPublika and denied accreditation to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty staff.
- Tokayev's office declined to comment on the letter, while the organizations noted that government actions "appeared to have little justification beyond a desire to obstruct these outlets' reporting."
- President Tokayev maintains a delicate balance between Moscow and the West amid sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, casting constitutional reforms as necessary for rapid decision-making.
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Media freedom groups urge Kazakhstan’s president to drop charges against journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and five other international press freedom and human rights groups have urged Kazakhstan’s president to drop charges against several journalists placed under house arrest and...
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Media freedom groups urge Kazakhstan's president to drop charges against journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and five other international press freedom and human rights groups have urged Kazakhstan’s president to drop charges against several journalists placed under house arrest and change the country’s legislation to ensure press freedom.
CPJ, partners urge Kazakhstan’s president to act over wave of journalist arrests
In a joint letter led by the Committee to Protect Journalists, six international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressing concern over a series of journalist detentions and growing pressure on the media. Since December, four prominent journalists have been placed under house arrest pending trial on criminal charges — three of them on allegations of disseminating “false i…
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