The Monitoring of violations of freedom of speech in Kazakhstan in July 2000

In July, International Foundation of freedom of speech “Adil soz” received 56 reports on facts of violation of freedom of rights.  37 of them represented violation of journalists’ rights and mass media, and 19 – are cases of violations, in which the mass media was incriminated.

I. The peculiarities of political social and administrative climate in the country, which determine the actual state of mass media

II. Violations of rights of mass media and journalists

Attacks on journalists

Groundless disconnection of television and radio transmitters and recall of license

Hindering of legal professional activity of a journalist

Groundless refusal in accreditation

Groundless refusal to present information

Illegal arrest of bank account and ban on publications

Violation of law requirements on prejudicial settlement of dispute

Violation of labor rights of journalists

Violation of requirements of law “On languages in the RK”

III. Violations, in which the mass media was incriminated

Groundless accusations in slander and commission of administrative violation of law

Demands on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, resulting from facts of  publication of specific information

Groundless demands on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, which follow from facts of publication of views, opinions and evaluation judgements

Groundless demands on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, which follow from facts of publication of outdated information

Demands on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, which follow from facts of publication of information without address

Demands on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation with presence of grounds, which relieve mass media from responsibility

Refusal from lawsuit on protection of honor, dignity and business reputation and its legal consequence

Groundless accusations in dissemination of information

Groundless accusations in unfair advertising

The Monitoring was prepared according to reports of the correspondents of the Foundation “Adil soz” and mass media.  The comments made by the legal service of the Foundation “Adil soz”.  Tel/fax: 508957.  E-mail: kaleyeva@adilsoz.kz