Kazakhstan: Journalism, Free Expression in Further Peril

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Special police force officers stand outside the Orda.kz editorial office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, during a December 1, 2025 search of the premises after authorities opened a criminal case against Gulnara Bazhkenova, the publication's editor-in-chief, for allegedly “disseminating knowingly false information." © 2025 Meiirim Bakytzhanqyzy (RFE/RL) (London, December 17, 2025) – Authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted independent journalists and media outlets in recent weeks, a coalition of nine human rights groups said today. The authorities have searched the newsroom…

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