July 25, 2025 – Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused accreditation to 16 journalists working for Radio Azattyq, the Kazakh-language service of Radio Free […]
April 17, 2025 – Kazakhstan – On April 11, 2025, a court in Almaty sentenced Temirlan Yensebek, founder of the satirical Instagram outlet Qaznews24, to five […]
March 02, 2025 – Kazakhistan – Oralgaisha Omarshanova, also known by her pen name Zhabagtaikyzy, was a 39-year-old investigative reporter for the independent Kazakhstani weekly Zakon […]
February 04, 2025 – Kazakhstan – Temirlan Yensebek, a well-known Kazakh political satirist and founder of the Instagram page Qaznews24, was sentenced in April 2025 to […]
January 21, 2025 – USA/Kazakhstan – Two new U.S.-funded grant opportunities have been launched in Kazakhstan, focusing on youth empowerment and media protection. The initiatives are […]
November 28, 2024 – Kazakhstan – Investigative journalist Daniyar Adilbekov was handed a harsh 4½‑year prison sentence on October 18, 2024, by the Astana interdistrict court, convicted under […]