International Foundation\r\nfor Protection of Freedom of Speech \"Adil\r\nSoz\" has conducted a survey of violations of right to freedom of\r\nexpression, receiving and dissemination of information in October, 2015 in\r\nKazakhstan.
\r\nThere was following information:
\r\n- The journalist Bota\r\nZhumanova was beaten in Almaty. A person, who was suspected in commission of\r\ncrime, he was detained.
\r\n- The Head of Public\r\nAssociation«Adilet» Amangeldy Batyrbekov was\r\nsentenced to one year and six months. He was charged with slander.
\r\n- The administrator of group in social network «VKontakte»\r\nwas charged with separatism. He has admitted enquiry to publication.
\r\n- The magazine«ADAM»was recognized «united media». It was closed, according to court decision.
\r\n-Websites Ratel.kz and\r\nZonakz.net have been out of access. Reasons of blocking have been strange.
\r\n-The academician Zhasan\r\nZekeiuly has demanded to suspend publication of newspaper «Zhas Alash»during six months and recover KZT400000000 as moral damage compensation.\r\n
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In October, five judicial acts of cases over suits on protection\r\nof honour, dignity and business reputation were passed (including three in appellate instance and one\r\nin cassation instance; two of them in favour of\r\njournalists and citizens.
\r\nSince the beginning of the\r\nyear in connection with execution of right to freedom of expression, receiving\r\nand dissemination of information, they were brought:
\r\n-12 charges with slander;
\r\n-9 charges with incitement of national enmity (article 174 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan);
\r\n-1 charge with propoganda of terrorism (article 256 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
\r\n-1 charge with separatism (Article 180 of Criminal Code of the Republic\r\nof Kazakhstan)
\r\n-82 pre-trial claims and suits on protection of honour, dignity and\r\nbusiness reputation.
\r\nFrom January, courts\r\nconsidered 41 cases over suits on protection of honour,\r\ndignity and business reputation in the total amount of KZT854millions and 400 thousands.
