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Kazakhstan President signed gas law
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on gas.
11 January 2012
Nazarbayev signed the law on countering terrorism
Nursultan Nazarbayev signed amendments to several Kazakhstan legislative acts on countering organized crime, terrorism and extremism.
30 November 2011
Kazakhstan to supply Kyrgyzstan with spare armored vehicles and mortar-guns
Agreement on provision of gratis weapons and military equipment to Kyrgyzstan signed into force in Kazakhstan.
19 November 2011
Kazakhstan to issue rules to regularize missionaries’ work
With the regulations in place, we will be able to (…) counteract the destructive impact of some religious organizations on the spiritual development of the Kazakhstan’s society: Kairat Lama Sharif, Head of the State Agency for Religion.
15 November 2011
20 percent of Kazakhstan's religious institutions will not pass re-registration
A majority of religious institutions will pass re-registration in Kazakhstan without any problems, but about 20 percent of them will be denied registration.
08 November 2011
Authenticity of the statements of the extremists threatening Kazakhstan with violence has to be checked
If there are such threats, our law-enforcement authorities have to deal with it: Deputy chairman of Kazakhstan Agency for Religion.
28 October 2011
Extremists threatened Kazakhstan with violence for religion law
Islamic group Djund Al-Khalifat threatened Kazakhstan with violence in case the authorities do not cancel the Law on Religion.
27 October 2011
Mosques and chapels will not be closed in Kazakhstan prisons
Head of press-service of Correctional System Commission of Kazakhstan Interior Ministry commented on the Religion Law.
24 October 2011
Prisons to close down prayer rooms and chapels in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan prisons will start closing down mosques, chapels and prayer rooms on October 25.
24 October 2011
Kazakhstan General Prosecution Office to develop draft law on peaceful meetings and rallies
Kazakhstan General Prosecution Office will prepare a draft law with notification-based permit for peaceful meetings, rallies and demonstrations.
20 October 2011
The new law does not impair the equality of religions: Chairman of the Agency for Religion
According to him, Islam and Russian Orthodox Church have occupied their niches, maintaining inter-faith dialogue and channels of social interaction.
18 October 2011
Chairman of the Agency for Religion comments on the new law on religion
According to him, norms regulating registration and re-registration of religion organizations will be the first to be drafted.
13 October 2011
President Nazarbayev signs law on religion
The new law adopted by the national Parliament September 29 introduces obligatory re-registration of all religion organizations and prohibits administering any religion rites without due state registration.
13 October 2011
Ban on prayers could encourage extremism in Kazakhstan: Tleukhan
Tleukhan assumes that the provision of the new law prohibiting prayers in public offices is out of sync with a number of international documents.
07 October 2011
Supreme Mufti comments on religion law
September 29 Kazakhstan’s Parliament adopted a new law on religion that among other things introduces ban on prayer rooms in public bodies, education and healthcare facilities, military units.
01 October 2011
ODIHR/OSCE called Kazakhstan to review Religious Law
Director of the ODIHR/OSCE Janez Lenarčič expressed his concerns about Kazkahstan law On religious activities and religious institutions.
30 September 2011
Kazakhstan senators against same-sex unions
Kazakhstan Commission on Social-Cultural Development discussed and submitted draft Marriage and Family Code for the second reading on October 6.
30 September 2011
Statement of Freedom House on Religious Law tagged groundless in Kazakhstan
Chairman of Kazakhstan State Agency for Religion Kairat Lama Sharif tagged the statement of Freedom House groundless.
29 September 2011
Kazakhstan users to lose computers for downloading pirate movies
A draft law propenalty penalty for downloading pirate movies and music from the Internet was submitted to Kazakhstan Parliament.
29 September 2011