The checklist and brochure will be beneficial for both ordinary individuals and entire organizations, as they are based on the fundamental principles of cybersecurity and include up-to-date recommendations. The checklist will be...
White hat hackers of Kazakhstan can legally hack information systems not only of private, but also of state companies. This right was granted to them in December 2023, when legislative amendments became effective, which,...
A petition against the propaganda of LGBT was published in less than a month on a special website in Kazakhstan. The petition gathered 50 thousand signatures over a short period of time....
Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov died after the assassination attempt on July 2, 2024. Who decided to assassinate Aidos Sadykov and why and if real customers of the assassination will be found –...
The error in facts was recognised as socially dangerous, while a repost was almost recognised as defamation. These were only the last two events when journalists of Kazakhstan were under pressure. When...
Kazakhstan discusses a possible blocking of TikTok or restriction of access to the platform. What is the motivation behind it and whether it is possible to apply existing laws to counter unlawful...
Ex-minister of national economy of Kazakhstan Kuandyk Bishimbaev is charged of brutal killing and torture of his common-law wife Saltanat Nukenova. The case is decided by the jury. The process is live-streamed...
The situation with the freedom of speech in Central Asia has become worse over the last few years. The countries of the region apply new restrictions to bloggers and the media, block...
The Russian propaganda in Kazakhstan, especially propaganda of war in Ukraine, spreads beyond the Russian-speaking audience. Experts consider it an alarming sign.
R.I.P’ was written four thousand times in the comments to the YouTube channel ‘Obozhayu’. The threats were addressed to the founder of the channel, Askhat Niyazov, who publishes his critical interviews, which...
Google and Yandex are the most popular search engines in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstanis use them every day for different purposes, but often forget (or are unaware of) that these engines actively store and...
In Central Asian states, criticism of journalistic materials by journalists has failed to become peculiar to the media community. CABAR.asia figures out why it happened so.
The specialized legislation regulating freedom of speech, expression of opinions, and mass media in Kazakhstan is outdated and does not align with modern challenges. Moreover, the media sector and civil society lack...
Sometimes journalists of Kazakhstan have to catch running ministers in corridors, literally hustle into government elevators to ask questions to high-ranking officials and always be prepared for a detention by the police...
‘Not just for your information’ – this is the principle of work of new media in Kazakhstan. They try to establish communication between the society and authority, to make officials revise their...
