Attacks on the Press in 2008: Kazakhstan

The new law imposes onerous registration requirements on online publications and gives the government power to interfere with the work of foreign journalists if their materials contain “propaganda of extremism.”

For the first time, three countries from Central Asia will be members of the UN HRC. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan – each of which has serious human rights concerns – will join the other 44 members at this year’s opening session on 27 February.

‘While we welcome the swift efforts made by police to identify those suspected of carrying out this arson attack, authorities must identify those ultimately behind what appears to be an effort to intimidate and silence Dinara Yegeubayeva” – IPI