STATISTIC of violations of rights for freedom of expression in Kazakhstan. 2018
Detained, arrested, convicted to imprisonment
and restriction of freedom – 26 cases (78 persons)
Assault on
journalists – 1
Threats to journalists–6
Closure/suspenson of media– 92
Groudless blocking and restricting access to online editions — 14
Impending legal journalistic activity- 15
Criminal prosecutions and charges — 52 charges
of them in court – 28
Guilty verdicts brought from January to
December 2018 – 14
- libel and insult – 5 (out of 15)
- propaganda of terrorism – 3 (out of 3)
- participation in extremists organization – 4
(out o 4)
- incitement to social, national, tribal,
racial, class or religious hatred – 2
(out of 4)
According to the Commitee on the Legal Statistics and Special Accounts of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Republic of Kazakhstan
- Courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan considered 46 cases under Art. 174 of the Criminal Code in the first half of 2018. There were 57 accused in those cases. 41 of them were sentenced to various types of punishment.
- 196 cases under art. 174 of the Criminal Code were investigated by national security agencies in January-November 2018. 146 cases were registered in the National Register of Pre-Trial Investigations . 107 offenses cases were taken to court.
Civil cliams to media and journalists– 72
including
claims and lawsuits on
protection of honor, dignity and business reputation– 59
Claimed amounts of compensation for moral
damage – 248 mln 68 thousand 901 tenge
Collected compensation for moral damage
- 570 thousand tenge
Appelants of civil claims to
media: civil servants – 22 , legal entities – 22, individuals – 18
Judgments rendered – 58 (including 6 – in the cassation, 18 - in the appeal). Of those in favor of the media and the citizens – 34.
Administrative actions – 4
Violation of the right for information – 157
including:
denials
and restrictions in providing socially important information - 107
