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Kazakhstan occupies the 141st place out of 180 potential in the ranking of the respected Paris-based international group. Kazakhstan is located between Hong Kong and Honduras. Kazakhstan moved one place down last year. This is probably due to the fact that the general situation in terms of freedom of speech in the world deteriorated. For the first time ever in the history of the ranking, conditions for working journalists have worsened in half of the countries of the world and are only decent in one in four," says the Reporters Without Borders report. "In 42 nations, where over a majority of the world's population live (56.7 percent), the situation is 'very serious'.
Kazakhstan's media is actually nothing more than a "propaganda channel for the regime," state media activists, as there are only a handful of remaining independent media in the country: online news website Vlast, Uralskaya Nedelya and Respublika.kz newspapers, and the KazTAG news agency. Professional reporters have begun several alternative media initiatives on YouTube, Telegram, and Instagram such as Protenge, Za Nami Uzhe Vyehli, and Giperborey that present views unrepresented by pro-government media accounts. Astana "uses all available means — arrests, beatings, cutting off telecom and the Internet — in order to prevent coverage of major events," press defenders complain.
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Information is controlled, and queries asked by journalists at government press briefings are censored. Private media are bribed by the state for disseminating disinformation under the cover of government procurement, and the appointment of editors-in-chief of state and state-owned media is being managed. Reporters Without Borders indicates that the 2024 Mass Media Law has further entrenched the government's control over media outlets already under censorship. The Foreign Ministry is now able to "arbitrarily deny accreditation to any [foreign] media organization or journalist.
The purpose of antitrust laws
Well-known sites Kaktus.media, Politklinika and Kloop.kg have been persecuted, and their destiny has recently become acute. Increasingly, sites are being censored randomly, as with Kloop. Editorial premises and writers publishing critical documents on the authorities of the nation are under search and prosecution on trumped-up charges. Authorities are strengthening censorship and embracing legislation restricting freedom of the press. President Sadyr Japarov signed the "On protection from unreliable information" law, against the Constitution and international obligations, press defenders say. They are also concerned about the media bill already in parliament, which foresees large fines and has ambiguous re-registration conditions.
The role of government and regulatory bodies
In Kyrgyzstan, following the Russian example, a law was adopted where foreign-funded independent media are called "foreign agents". In a corrupt society where each person is corrupt, investigative journalism is thrilling, but most society also hears government propaganda, which makes independent media "enemies of the people" and "slaves of the West". Free media are under threat, say "Reporters Without Borders", pointing to the detention of 11 journalists from the Temirov LIVE project, directed by Bolot Temirov.
The author of the project was expelled to Russia, his wife and journalist Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy was sentenced this year to six years in prison. She was among the 11 detained. She was convicted by the court on charges of instigating mass unrest and sentenced to six years of imprisonment. One of the detainees was sentenced to five years, two others received three years of probation, and the rest were acquitted. The media landscape in Uzbekistan has experienced some minor improvements following the death of President Islam Karimov in 2016 and the rise of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2016, according to Reporters Without Borders. The country is placed 148th on the index, the same position as last year.
Conclusion
The country does not have private television channels, and state-run media telecast propaganda. Only 15 online media outlets have good material, like Ozodlik, Azattyk's Uzbek Service, which is censored in the country, reports the monitor. The media are state-controlled, and a significant number of government-associated bloggers. Reporters Without Borders has branded Uzbekistan's media laws as oppressive, further noting that surveillance and self-censorship are rampant. The development of independent media is being hindered by legislation and regulation restricting their sources of funding, particularly from foreign institutions that support freedom of the press.
Reporters Without Borders indicates that journalists, even those who had served almost 20 years behind bars, were let out under Mirziyoyev but not restored. In Kyrgyzstan, following the Russian example, a law was adopted where foreign-funded independent media are called "foreign agents". In a corrupt society where each person is corrupt, investigative journalism is thrilling, but most society also hears government propaganda, which makes independent media "enemies of the people" and "slaves of the West". Free media are under threat, say "Reporters Without Borders", pointing to the detention of 11 journalists from the Temirov LIVE project, directed by Bolot Temirov.
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