The Diplomat: Tokayev’s ‘New Kazakhstan’: Rebranding the Old Guard?
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WSMI-2025-055-A-011
A new mass media law appears only to strengthen state power, ensuring government monitoring of all publications, and the system of 'press cards' for journalists, according to Human Rights Watch, gives the government a convenient loophole to exclude those who criticize the authorities from the profession.
Касым-Жомарт ТокаевFebruary 28, 2025The Diplomat: Tokayev’s ‘New Kazakhstan’: Rebranding the Old Guard?
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Ограничение свободы СМИ.
Editorial guide: Новый закон о СМИ усиливает контроль государства и позволяет исключать критикующих журналистов.
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