News about Law

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 OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič is concerned about Kazkahstan law

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

Kazakhstan Parliament adopted Religious Law The document has been submitted to the President for signature.

29 September 2011

Kairat Lama Sharif explained the "secular state" term Kairat Lama Sharif gave a special explanation of the “secular state” term during discussion of the draft law On religious activities and religious institutions in the Senate.

29 September 2011

American human rights organization called Kazakhstan Senate to reject Religious Law Draft Religious Law will “grossly curb Kazakhstani citizens’ right to freely practice and express their faith": Freedom House.

28 September 2011

New Religions Law not related to events in Aktobe and Atyrau: Head of Religions Agency It is not related to the latest events in Aktobe and Atyrau oblasts: Lama Sharif.

23 September 2011

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