US EditionKazakhstan's parliament passes law against 'LGBT propaganda'
- On November 12, 2025, Kazakhstan's lower house is due to vote on the draft law on archival affairs, which includes a ban on LGBTQ+ information punishable by fines and detention up to 10 days for repeat offenders.
- A group of members of the lower house proposed the amendments on October 28, inserting unrelated propaganda provisions into the archival affairs bill, backed by 15 deputies and several ministries plus the Cabinet of Ministers.
- The draft defines 'propaganda' as dissemination of information about non-traditional sexual orientation to form a positive image, activists said the text will be published only after adoption, and legal analysts note it closely mirrors Russia's 2013 law.
- If adopted, the amendments would amend laws on the rights of the child, mass media, online platforms, advertising, communications, culture, and education and conflict with Kazakhstan's Constitution protections for freedom of expression and information.
- Seven international human rights groups urged lawmakers to reject the draft law, the Belgium-based International Partnership for Human Rights said it would `blatantly violate Kazakhstan’s international human rights commitments`, and the UN Human Rights Committee recently urged Kazakhstan to combat discrimination.
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Kazakhstan Parliament Votes to Ban ‘LGBT Propaganda’
Kazakhstan’s parliament on Nov. 12 passed a law through its lower house banning “LGBT propaganda” online or in the media, mandating fines for violators and sentences of up to 10 days in prison for repeat offenders. The legislation was voted through the Majilis, the former Soviet republic’s junior chamber, with unanimous support. Lawmaker Yelnur Beisenbayev defined “propaganda” in late October in relation to the legislation as “dissemination of i…
Kazakhstan follows Russia in banning ‘LGBTQ propaganda’
By Catherine Nicholls and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Kazakhstan’s lower parliament pushed ahead with anti-LGBTQ legislation Wednesday that appears to mirror Russian law, as the country’s president met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The new measures would ban the “dissemination of information containing propaganda of pedophilia and/or non-traditional sexual orientation” in public spaces, through media or online, the parliament, kno…
The Majilis (Lower House of Parliament) of Kazakhstan approved legislative amendments prohibiting "the promotion of paedophilia and non-traditional sexual orientation".
The deputies of this Central Asian country - an ally of Russia, where a similar law exists - today passed a law against the promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientations".
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