On the World Press Freedom Day, the Legal Media Center expresses serious concern about the current situation in Kazakhstan's media sphere. We call on all interested parties to pay attention to the increasing cases of harassment of journalists, as well as the draft law on mass media, which contains very few progressive norms. Despite the President's stated policy of protecting freedom of speech and supporting the media, since the beginning of the year, trials against journalists initiated by representatives of government agencies and law enforcement structures have not ceased. At the same time, they have signs of deliberate and prolonged persecution.
