Kazakhstan Policies Affecting Disinformation
From ADTAC Disinformation Inventory
Legislation
Under Kazakh law, “disseminating knowingly false information”, carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. [1]Kazakhstan does not have press freedom and has opened criminal investigations against media outlets for publishing disinformation.[2]
Arrests Based on Legislation
Allegations of disinformation have led to an arrest of a journalist critical of the government's handling of COVID-19.[3]
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