The draft broadcast law mandates foreign tv and radio outlets to register with an official Kazakh entity and sets 2018 as the date by which half of foreign broadcasts must concern domestic content. The increased state control over electronic news media that the new law would entail prompted a letter of protest to President Nazarbaev signed by more than 40 Kazakh media NGOs, the RFELR article reported.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Media & Human Rights Groups Voice Concern Over Kazakh's Repressive New Media Law
The draft broadcast law mandates foreign tv and radio outlets to register with an official Kazakh entity and sets 2018 as the date by which half of foreign broadcasts must concern domestic content. The increased state control over electronic news media that the new law would entail prompted a letter of protest to President Nazarbaev signed by more than 40 Kazakh media NGOs, the RFELR article reported.
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